Image-guided Ablation of Postsurgical Locoregional Recurrence of Biopsy-proven Well-differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Initial experience

“…Treatment efficiency was encouraging, with complete tumour necrosis achieved at a single session of no more than 650 s in all lesions and no evidence of disease recurrence apparent during a mean follow-up of 11 months (range [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Because of the larger necrosis than the nodule preoperation we achieved, the post-operative mean volume was a little larger than preoperative during initial follow-up.…”

“…Both RF, laser and ethanol ablation have been attempted with recurrent well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas, yielding good results [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. They revealed that RF, laser and .…”

Percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation for Recurrent Thyroid Cancer—A Case Report

“…The use of thermal ablation methods such as RF ablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation, and cryoablation in the head and neck region has been limited because of the delicate anatomic structures and the unpredictable distribution of heat (8). This report describes a technically successful and uneventful case using (predominantly) nonthermal IRE to eradicate a small follicular thyroid carcinoma recurrence.…”

“…With a reported therapeutic success rate of 70%-98%, RF ablation and ethanol ablation also should be considered important nonsurgical treatment options for recurrent thyroid cancer in high-risk patients (7,8). However, various lower grade complications such as discomfort, pain, skin burning, and permanent changes in voice have been reported (7).…”

“…Radiofrequency (RF) ablation and ethanol ablation also can be applied in specific cases of locoregional recurrence. However, thermal and toxic injuries to surrounding structures have been described (7,8).…”