Effect of Hashimoto's thyroiditis on the extent of the ablation zone in early stages of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a large cohort study of 772 patients.

Limei Lai Zhen Hua LiuJingwen ZhangXiaofeng NiJuan LiuTing LuoYi Jie Dong Jian Qiao Zhou

Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2022)

RFA-treated PTMCs were smaller in size in patients with HT than in those with a healthy thyroid at 1 week of RFA. However, the exact mechanism underlying this phenomenon and its clinical significance warrant further investigation.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
papillary thyroid
ultrasound guided
lymph node metastasis
fine needle aspiration
density functional theory
squamous cell carcinoma
randomized controlled trial
atrial fibrillation