ea0037ep960 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015
Dobrinja Chiara
, Bernardi Stella
, Fabris Bruno
, Eramo Rita
, Makovac Petra
, Bazzocchi Gabriele
, Zanconati Fabrizio
, Stacul Fulvio
Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective technique for the treatment of symptomatic benign thyroid nodules. It is not known to what extent RFA may affect thyroid surgery and/or histological diagnosis.Materials and methods: patients were treated with RFA and then followed for 2 years. RFA was performed on 64 symptomatic Thy2 nodules and on six symptomatic Thy3 nodules, without atypical cells nor BRAF or NRAS mutations, in surgically high-...