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ArticleCureus2022

Ethanol Ablation as a Treatment in a Low-Risk Follicular Thyroid Cancer: A Case Report.

Juan Pesantez, Carla Lituma, Carla Valencia, Jose Prieto, Marco Cazorla

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan PesantezInternal Medicine, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, ECU.
Carla LitumaInternal Medicine, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, ECU.
Carla ValenciaInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Jose PrietoInternal Medicine, Loyola University MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, USA.
Marco CazorlaEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Jose Carrasco Arteaga Hospital, Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security, Cuenca, ECU.
Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga · ECLoyola Medicine · USUniversity of Cuenca · EC

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid nodules are relatively prevalent in clinical practice; they are found by palpation in 3-7% of the general population and by ultrasonography (US) in roughly 50%. Image-guided nonsurgical procedures such as ethanol ablation (EA) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have been proposed for a selected group of patients as alternatives to traditional treatments. We present a case of a low-risk follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer treated successfully with EA after examination and identification of the nodule as an ideal candidate for the treatment proposed. We highlight the efficacy of EA in this case, and how this contributes to the existing literature to continue proposing this as a viable treatment option.

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ethanol ablationfollicular tumorpapillary tumorthyroid cancerthyroid nodules

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PMID36120192
PMCPMC9467489
OpenAlexW4291214514

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