Long-Term Results of Treating With Ethanol Ablation 15 Adult Patients With cT1aN0 Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.
Ian D HayRobert A LeeSuneetha KaggalJohn C MorrisMarius N StanM Regina CastroVahab FatourechiGeoffrey B ThompsonJ William CharboneauCarl C ReadingPublished in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2020)
Definitive treatment of APTM by EA is effective, safe, and inexpensive. Our results suggest that, for APTM patients who do not wish neck surgery and are uncomfortable with AS, EA represents a well-tolerated and minimally invasive outpatient management option.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- minimally invasive
- lymph node metastasis
- computed tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- robot assisted
- contrast enhanced
- locally advanced
- image quality
- radiofrequency ablation
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- combination therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- surgical site infection
- pet ct
- percutaneous coronary intervention