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 Sun1ABCDEF, Hao Zhang1ABCDG*, Liang He2DE, Ting Zhang1BE, Zhihong Wang1BCD, Wenwu Dong1CDE, Yingling Jiang1EDOI: 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 |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
| <55 | 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%) |