To evaluate the long-term outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for recurrent thyroid cancer
To evaluate and predict the long-term outcomes of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for recurrent thyroid cancer by a multicenter study
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
microwave ablation, radiofrequency ablation, laser ablation
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGrate of disease progression
cervical lymph node metastases and persistent tumors confirmed by pathology, Distant metastasis detected by CT, positron emission tomography, or bone scan if there were suspicious symptoms.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
rate of complications
complication of ablation
Time frame: 1 week
rate of volume reduction
volume reduction of tumor after ablation on ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
rate of tumor disappearance
complete disappearance of ablated tumor on ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
Tg level
serum thyroglobulin level
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
rate of delayed surgery
patients underwent surgery after ablation because of anxiety
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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