ReviewSeminars in interventional radiology2019
Ethanol Ablation of Neck Metastases from Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma.
Review in Seminars in interventional radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Horner syndrome after ethanol ablation for radioactive iodine therapy refractory papillary thyroid carcinoma.JCEM case reports · 2026Article
- Development of a novel methyl cellulose hydrogel with physiologically relevant controlled ethanol release for cervical dysplasia ablation.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026Article
- Ethanol Ablation of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma-Predictors of Clinical Outcome.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ablation of a metastatic hepatogastric lymph node from esophageal cancer using absolute ethanol.Endoscopy · 2025Article
- Percutaneous Ablation of Thyroid Cancer.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2025Review
- Ablative Therapies in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Review
- Tissue Ablation: Applications and Perspectives.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024Review
- Ablation of Primary and Recurrent Thyroid Cancer: Current and Future Perspectives.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2024Review
- A clinical practice review of percutaneous ethanol injection for thyroid nodules: state of the art for benign, cystic lesions.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- Long-term Effectiveness of Ethanol Ablation in Controlling Neck Nodal Metastases in Childhood Papillary Thyroid Cancer.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Clinical Utility of Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes.Cancer management and research · 2023Review
- Oncopharmacology in Interventional Radiology.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2022Review
- Long-Term Efficacy of Ethanol Ablation as Treatment of Metastatic Lymph Nodes From Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
- Prevalence and characteristics of vagus nerve variations on neck ultrasonography.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Article
- Long-Term Results of Treating With Ethanol Ablation 15 Adult Patients With cT1aN0 Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2020Article
- Elimination of Locoregional Recurrences and Skin Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Ethanol Ablation and Mohs Surgery.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2020Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Differentiated thyroid cancer often metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes, characteristically with slow growth rate and low-level aggressiveness. Cervical lymph node resection is the treatment of choice, but ethanol ablation offers a therapeutic option for patients with few nodes unresponsive to radioiodine therapy and who are poor surgical candidates. The ethanol ablation procedure is minimally invasive, guided sonographically, easily and safely repeated, and easily implemented with minimal technology and cost. Transient nerve injury is infrequent and virtually the only important complication. Current experience indicates that ethanol ablation has the safest therapeutic profile compared to surgery and thermal ablation, and the effectiveness is comparable to thermal ablation and approaches that of surgery. Well-designed clinical trials are lacking.
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