Open AccessResidual tumor and central lymph node metastasis after thermal ablation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Yu Hua,
Jiawen Yang,
Li He,
Hua Xu,
Haizhong Huo,
Chenfang Zhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i1.252
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid carcinoma , lymph node metastasis , ablation , pathology , metastasis , thermal ablation , lymph node , radiology , thyroid , cancer
Debate exists regarding the use of thermal ablation (TA) to treat papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Some studies have recommended TA as a new, efcient and safe technology for PTC. In this article, we report one case of a residual tumor and central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) after TA for PTC.