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Ethanol and thermal ablation for malignant thyroid tumours

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Pages 938-945 | Received 04 Jun 2017, Accepted 25 Jul 2017, Published online: 11 Aug 2017
 

Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common subtype of thyroid malignancy and has a good prognosis and low mortality rate. Surgery is the standard treatment for patients with primary and recurrent thyroid cancer. Although patients with PTC usually exhibit excellent treatment outcome, the incidence of recurrence in the neck ranges from 20% to 59%. When a patient with thyroid cancer is contraindicated for surgery, ultrasound (US)-guided ablation techniques, including ethanol ablation (EA) and thermal ablations, are suggested alternatives. In this review, we evaluated the indications, devices, techniques, clinical outcomes, and complications associated with US-guided EA and thermal ablations based on available scientific evidence and expert opinions regarding the use of ablation for primary and recurrent thyroid cancers.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest, but Dr. Jung Hwan Baek is a consultant of two RFA companies, STARmed and RF Medical.

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