Figures & data
Figure 1. Images of a 52-year-old woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma in the right lobe treated with microwave ablation. (A) Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic tumor in the right lobe (white arrows). (B) The hydro dissection technique (blue arrows) was used to keep the thyroid lobe far from the carotid artery, trachea, and nerves to guarantee the safety of ablation. (C) The microwave ablation antenna was precisely inserted into the tumor (blue arrows) and the ablation zone showed a hyperechoic pattern in the tumor around the antenna tip (white arrows). (D) Postablation CE-US image showed no enhancement in the tumor (white arrows).
![Figure 1. Images of a 52-year-old woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma in the right lobe treated with microwave ablation. (A) Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic tumor in the right lobe (white arrows). (B) The hydro dissection technique (blue arrows) was used to keep the thyroid lobe far from the carotid artery, trachea, and nerves to guarantee the safety of ablation. (C) The microwave ablation antenna was precisely inserted into the tumor (blue arrows) and the ablation zone showed a hyperechoic pattern in the tumor around the antenna tip (white arrows). (D) Postablation CE-US image showed no enhancement in the tumor (white arrows).](/cms/asset/d50c8526-53f4-46cd-80eb-be5a4d065dcb/ihyt_a_2250935_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 2. Patient flowchart. MWA: microwave ablation; PTC: papillary thyroid carcinoma; TT: total thyroidectomy; PSM: propensity score matching.
![Figure 2. Patient flowchart. MWA: microwave ablation; PTC: papillary thyroid carcinoma; TT: total thyroidectomy; PSM: propensity score matching.](/cms/asset/cdbe9db5-87c6-4838-87e8-2cc370fd7eb0/ihyt_a_2250935_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
Table 2. Comparation of EORTC-QLQ-30 in patients with PTC who underwent MWA vs. those who underwent TT.
Table 3. Comparation of THYCA-QoL in patients with PTC who underwent MWA vs. those who underwent TT.
Table 4. Oncological outcome in the MWA group and the TT group.
Data availability statement
Some or all datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available but are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.