US-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Efficacy and Safety in a Large Population
Korean Journal of Radiology 2019³â 20±Ç 12È£ p.1653 ~ p.1661
ÀÓÇö°æ(Lim Hyun-Kyung) - Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital Department of Radiology
Á¶¼¼Áø(Cho Se-Jin) - University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Center Department of Radiology
¹éÁ¤È¯(Baek Jung-Hwan) - University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Center Department of Radiology
ÀÌ°´ë(Lee Kang-Dae) - Kosin University College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
(Son Chang-Woo) - Korean Association of Health Promotion Department of Radiology
¼ÕÁ¤¹Î(Son Jung-Min) - Haeundae Sharing and Happiness Hospital Department of Radiology
¹é¼±¹Ì(Baek Seon-Mi) - Haeundae Sharing and Happiness Hospital Department of Radiology
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in a large population.
Materials and Methods: Cases of 152 biopsy-proven PTMCs from 133 patients who had undergone RFA for PTMC between May 2008 and January 2017 were included in this study. All patients were either of high surgical risk or refused to undergo surgery. They were followed up for at least 6 months after initial RFA. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography were performed to evaluate the PTMC and the presence of neck metastasis before treatment. RFA was conducted using an internally cooled thyroid-dedicated electrode system. Follow-up US was performed at 1 week, and 2, 6, and 12 months, after the initial RFA, and then at every 6?12 months. We evaluated serial changes of ablated tumors, newly developed cancers, lymph node (LN) or distant metastasis and complications.
Results: Complete disappearance was found in 91.4% (139/152) of ablated tumors. Among the 13 tumors in patients who did not show complete disappearance, no tumor displayed any regrowth of the residual ablated lesion during the follow-up period. The mean follow-up period was 39 months. During the follow-up period, there were no local recurrence, no LN or distant metastasis, and no newly developed thyroid cancers. No patients were referred to surgery. The overall complication rate was 3% (4/133) of patients, including one voice change. There were no life-threatening complications or procedure-related deaths.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that RFA is an effective and safe option for treating low-risk PTMC patients who are of high surgical risk or refuse surgery.
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Radiofrequency ablation, Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, Ultrasonography
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Complete disappearance was found in 91.4% (139/152) of ablated tumors. RFA is an effective and safe treatment option for low-risk PTMCs in patients who have high surgical risk or who refuse to undergo surgery.