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Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Inoperable Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma : Report of a Case

The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 46 Issue 1-2 Page 33-36
published_at 1999-06
A020046000104.pdf
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Title
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Inoperable Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma : Report of a Case
Creators Kuga Takayuki
Creators Kobayashi Toshiroh
Creators Orita Masahiko
Creators Zempo Nobuya
Creators Kawano Hiroo
Creators Esato Kensuke
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thyroid carcinoma percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) ethanol palliative therapy
We repory herein the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent successful percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) for inoperable thyroid carcinoma. The patient was admitted to our hospital for investigation of a neck tumor, and a thyroid tumor was subsequently diagnosed by ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Histologic examination of an aspiration biopsy revealed findings of a papillary carcinoma. Tracheal invasion was suspectes by the MRI and broncoscopy findings. In addition, scintigraphy revealed a bone metastasis. The preoperative staging was defind as JT4, N1, and M1(Stage Ⅳ). The patient also suffered from left hemiplegia as the result of a traffic accident. As she and her familyrefused an operation, PEIT was performed under local anesthesia and US imaging, following which the tumor size decreased apporoximately by half. The patient was discharged after this treatment and has been followed up for 13 months without any new complaints. This case demonstrates that PEIT is an effective palliative therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma, particularly when the surgery is not feasible.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
Date Issued 1999-06
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools 医学部