Thermal ablation vs. conventional neck dissection for recurrent low-burden lymph node metastasis in thyroid cancer: a dual-center retrospective cohort study
TA demonstrates non-inferior oncological efficacy compared to CND for strictly selected patients with recurrent low-burden lymph node metastasis, offering minimally invasive, risk-adaptive therapeutic strategies with superior procedural efficiency and quality-of-life benefits.
Authors
- Lingpeng Tang
- Xueqing Lin
- Song Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-1630)
- Ye Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-0917)
- Xu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-4605)
- Qi Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0413-7132)
- Jinshu Zeng
- Xiaojian Ye
- Lei Yan
- Jianchuan Yang
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Provincial Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Hyperthermia
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2025.2602514
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00