Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp 101–102 | Cite as

A case of thyroid cancer on the track of the radiofrequency electrode 30 months after percutaneous ablation

Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Carcinoma Goiter Thyroid Nodule Papillary Carcinoma 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

We thank: Dr. Barbara Massa, cytologist of Cytopathology and Pathology Unit of IRCCS AOU San Martino University-IST, for the revision of thyroid nodule samples, Dr. Gian Luca Ansaldo, surgery of Endocrine Surgery Unit of, IRCCS AOU San Martino University-IST, for the help on revision of our article and Dr. Bernard Patrick for the linguistic correction of our work.

Compliance with ethical standards

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest or funding.

Ethical approval

The radiofrequency ablation treatment was in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Informed consent

Informed consent was obtained from the patient.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Endocrinology UnitIRCCS AOU San Martino University-ISTGenoaItaly
  2. 2.Cytopathology and Pathology UnitIRCCS AOU San Martino University-ISTGenoaItaly

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