Abstract:Thyroid nodules are relatively prevalent in clinical practice; they are found by palpation in 3-7% of the general population and by ultrasonography (US) in roughly 50%. Image-guided nonsurgical procedures such as ethanol ablation (EA) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have been proposed for a selected group of patients as alternatives to traditional treatments. We present a case of a low-risk follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer treated successfully with EA after examination and identification of the … Show more
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