Safety and efficacy of microwave ablation for the treatment of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a prospective multicenter study.

Zhi-Yu HanJian-Pin DouLin ZhengYing CheMing-An YuShu-Rong WangHui WangZhi-Bin CongJun-Feng HeTong-Gang QianQiao-Hong HuGuang-Zhi HeGeng LiuSong-Yuan YuJian-Qin GuoTian-An JiangRui-Fa FengQin-Ying LiXiao-Jun ChenYa-Lin ZhuYing WeiLi-Hong LiuXue WangLi-Na QiPing Liang

Published in: European radiology (2023)

Percutaneous US-guided microwave ablation of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma is a very minimally invasive treatment under local anesthesia during a short time period. The local tumor progression and complication rate of microwave ablation in the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma are very low.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
minimally invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
replacement therapy
ultrasound guided
combination therapy