Radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules: which indications? The first Italian opinion statement

Roberto Garberoglio¹, Camillo Aliberti², Marialuisa Appetecchia³, Marco Attard⁴, Giuseppe Boccuzzi⁵, Flavio Boraso⁶, Giorgio Borretta⁷, Giuseppe Caruso⁸, Maurilio Deandrea⁹, Milena Freddi¹⁰, Gabriella Gallone¹¹, Giovanni Gandini¹², Guido Gasparri¹⁰, Carlo Gazzera¹², Ezio Ghigo¹, Maurizio Grosso¹³, Paolo Limone⁹, Mauro Maccario¹, Luigi Mansi¹⁴, Alberto Mormile⁹, Pier Giorgio Nasi¹⁵, Fabio Orlandi¹⁶, Donatella Pacchioni¹⁷, Claudio Maurizio Pacella¹⁸, Nicola Palestini¹⁰, Enrico Papini¹⁹, Maria Rosa Pelizzo²⁰, Andrea Piotto²⁰, Teresa Rago²¹, Fabrizio Riganti¹, Lodovico Rosato²², Ruth Rossetto¹, Antonio Scarmozzino²³, Stefano Spiezia²⁴, Ornella Testori²⁵, Roberto Valcavi²⁶, Andrea Veltri²⁷, Paolo Vitti²¹, Matteo Zingrillo²⁸

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
² Division of Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padua, Italy.
³ Endocrinology Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁵ Oncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
⁶ ASL TO4, Turin, Italy.
⁷ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
⁸ Section of Radiological Sciences, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
⁹ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹⁰ Endocrine Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹¹ Endocrinology Unit, Sedes Sapientiae Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹² Department of Radiology, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹³ Department of Radiology, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
¹⁴ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department Magrassi-Lanzara, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
¹⁵ Surgical Unit, Sedes Sapientiae Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹⁶ Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Gradenigo Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹⁷ Pathology Unit, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹⁸ Division of Interventional Radiology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome.
¹⁹ Division of Endocrinology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome.
²⁰ Division of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
²¹ Department of Endocrinology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
²² Endocrine Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Ivrea Hospital ASL TO4, School of Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²³ Department of Health Management, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²⁴ Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples, Italy.
²⁵ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
²⁶ Endocrinology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
²⁷ Department of Radiology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²⁸ Endocrinology, Foggia, Italy.

PMID: 26550079
PMCID: PMC4630279
DOI: 10.1007/s40477-015-0169-y

Radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules: which indications? The first Italian opinion statement

Roberto Garberoglio et al. J Ultrasound. 2015.

. 2015 Jun 19;18(4):423-30.

doi: 10.1007/s40477-015-0169-y. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
² Division of Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padua, Italy.
³ Endocrinology Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁵ Oncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
⁶ ASL TO4, Turin, Italy.
⁷ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
⁸ Section of Radiological Sciences, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
⁹ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹⁰ Endocrine Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹¹ Endocrinology Unit, Sedes Sapientiae Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹² Department of Radiology, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹³ Department of Radiology, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
¹⁴ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department Magrassi-Lanzara, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
¹⁵ Surgical Unit, Sedes Sapientiae Hospital, Turin, Italy.
¹⁶ Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Gradenigo Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹⁷ Pathology Unit, Molinette Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
¹⁸ Division of Interventional Radiology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome.
¹⁹ Division of Endocrinology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome.
²⁰ Division of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
²¹ Department of Endocrinology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
²² Endocrine Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Ivrea Hospital ASL TO4, School of Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²³ Department of Health Management, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²⁴ Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples, Italy.
²⁵ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
²⁶ Endocrinology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
²⁷ Department of Radiology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
²⁸ Endocrinology, Foggia, Italy.

PMID: 26550079
PMCID: PMC4630279
DOI: 10.1007/s40477-015-0169-y

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