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ea0029p1810 | Thyroid cancer | ICEECE2012

Utility of the perciutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in the treatment of metastatic adenopathies of thyroid carcinoma

Santamaria J. , Ruiz de azua T. , Batanero R. , Elias E. , Martin I. , Peteiro D.

Introduction: Surgery is the usual therapeutic approach for treatment of recurrent lymph node metastases due to thyroid carcinoma. However, there is no evidence of improvement in the final prognosis and is not an option without risk, especially in patients such as those who already underwent several surgeries or suffered from comorbidities.PEI is a useful alternative for treatment of selected thyroid diseases. Here, we present our experience in patients ...