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 2 The incidence of post-ablation lesions that adhered to or invaded the structures surrounding the thyroid.
| Assessment methods | Number (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound | ||
| ≤1 cm | 4 (36.4) | 0.05 |
| >1 cm | 13 (76.5) | |
| CT | ||
| ≤1 cm | 4 (36.4) | 0.01 |
| >1 cm | 15 (88.2) | |
| Intraoperation | ||
| ≤1 cm | 6 (54.5) | 0.022 |
| >1 cm | 16 (94.1) | |