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ea0037ep960 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

Surgical and pathological changes after radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules

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-...