Review Articles·Special Topic for Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer
Percutaneous ethanol ablation for thyroid nodules: new perspectives on an old paradigm
Zhang Ya, Xiang Pingping, Xu Shuhang, Liu Chao
Published 2022-11-20
Cite as Int J Endocrinol Metab, 2022, 42(6): 469-472. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121383-20210926-09075
Abstract
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is one of the most commonly used methods for treating thyroid nodules. The current guidelines recommend PEI as the primary treatment for recurrent thyroid cysts. Recent studies have found that PEI also have certain effects on solid and mixed nodules, autonomous functional thyroid nodule, low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and recurrent thyroid cancers. The efficacy of PEI is mainly affected by the cystic components of nodules. For solid cold and hot nodules, low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and recurrent thyroid cancers, the therapeutic effect is not superior to that of thermal ablation. However, PEI still plays an important role in the treatment of thyroid nodules because of its advantages of easy operation, low costs and low incidence of complications.
Key words:
Thyroid nodule; Thyroid cancer; Percutaneous ethanol injection; Ethanol ablation
Contributor Information
Zhang Ya
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
Xiang Pingping
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
Xu Shuhang
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China
Liu Chao
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China