22 November 2020>: Clinical Research
Surgery After Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in 21 Patients: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center in China
Wei Sun ABCDEF , Hao Zhang ABCDG* , Liang He DE , Ting Zhang BE , Zhihong Wang BCD , Wenwu Dong CDE , Yingling Jiang EDOI: 10.12659/MSM.928391
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928391
Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical features of 21 patients with residual papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Characteristics | Values |
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No. of patients | 21 |
Sex (M/F) (%) | 6/15 (28.6%/71.4%) |
RFA side (left/right/bilateral) (%) | 5/5/11 (23.8%/23.8%/52.4%) |
Operative procedure (lobectomy/total thyroidectomy) | 7/14 (33.3%/66.7%) |
Median interval days | 30 (6–368 days) |
Age (year) | |
17 (81.0%) | |
≥55 | 4 (19.0%) |
Number of nodule | |
Benign nodule | 4 (12.5%) |
Malignant nodule ≤1 | 11 (34.4%) |
Malignant nodule >1 | 17 (53.1%) |
TI-RADS above 4b | |
Before RFA | 9 (28.1%) |
After RFA | 18 (56.3%) |