Long-Term Efficacy of Ethanol Ablation as Treatment of Metastatic Lymph Nodes From Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Ethanol ablation (EA) is considered an alternative to surgery for metastatic lymph nodes from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in selected patients.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of this treatment.

Design and setting

Adult patients with PTC who had received EA in lymph node metastasis at a tertiary referral center, and were included in a published study from 2011, were invited to participate in this follow-up study.

Methods

Radiologic and medical history were reviewed. Ultrasound examination of the neck was performed by radiologists, and clinical examination was performed by an endocrine surgeon. Response was reported according to predefined criteria for satisfactory EA treatment. Adverse events assoc

SUBMITTER: Frich PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016442 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature