Ethanol for recurrent thyroid cacner – pro
Ethanol ablation is a cheap and, in expert hands, harmless alternative to further neck exploration in patients with previously resected, low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and a stage I recurrence in regional lymph node and locally. Most work has been on local node recurrences but some information on thyroid bed recurrence is also available. NCCN mentions ethanol ablation for recurrent papillary cancer on PAP-8.
Ji Hoon Shin, Jung Hwan Baek, Eun Ju Ha, and Jeong Hyun Lee, Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules: Basic Principles and Clinical Application. IInternational Journal of Endocrinology Volume 2012 (2012),
un Shin, Ji & Baek, Jung & Lee, Jeong Hyun. (2012). Radiofrequency and ethanol ablation for the treatment of recurrent thyroid cancers: Current status and challenges. Current opinion in oncology. August 2014.