Radioactive Iodine Ablation Can Reduce the Structural Recurrence Rate of Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.

Min ZhaoXinyu ShiJing ZhangShengming Deng Yeye ZhouRunze WenYixing LuBin Zhang

Published in: Computational and mathematical methods in medicine (2022)

Based on our current evidence, RAI ablation can reduce the cancer recurrence rate over 5 years in IR PTMC patients, especially when patients have some risk factors, such as lymph node metastasis, microscopic extrathyroidal extension, and multifocality.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
end stage renal disease
squamous cell carcinoma
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
patient reported outcomes
radiofrequency ablation
contrast enhanced