Thermal Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules and Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Due to the increasing rates of physical examination and application of advanced ultrasound machines, incidences of benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) and papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) were dramatically up-regulated in recent years. Thermal ablation (TA) has been widely used and regarded as a sa...
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Published in | Frontiers in oncology Vol. 10; p. 580431 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
29.10.2020
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Summary: | Due to the increasing rates of physical examination and application of advanced ultrasound machines, incidences of benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) and papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) were dramatically up-regulated in recent years. Thermal ablation (TA) has been widely used and regarded as a safe and effective method to eliminate or reduce BTNs and recurrent low-risk PTMC. However, conclusions using TA to treat primary PTMC are controversial. Recently, several long-term and prospective studies on TA treatment of BTNs and primary PTMC have been reported. Here, we review current literatures and progress on TA treatment of BTNs and PTMC and underline the way to get the best treatment outcomes, providing a comprehensive insight into the research progresses in this field. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 Edited by: Wei Yang, Peking University Cancer Hospital, China This article was submitted to Cancer Imaging and Image-directed Interventions, a section of the journal Frontiers in Oncology Reviewed by: Yi Dong, Fudan University, China; Jie Ren, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, China |
ISSN: | 2234-943X 2234-943X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fonc.2020.580431 |