Surgical and Pathological Changes after Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Table 1

Characteristics	Thy2 ()	Thy3 ()	value
Age (years)	60.47 ± 1.89	61.16 ± 5.62	n.s.
Sex (M)	17	3	n.s.
Nodule max diameter (mm)	36.04 ± 2.40	38.17 ± 4.12	n.s.
Nodule volume (mL)	13.81 ± 1.86	17.46 ± 5.57	n.s
Solidity > 50%	55	6	n.s
Solidity < 50%	9	0	n.s.
BRAF mutations	Not tested	Absent	—
NRAS mutations	Not tested	Absent	—
TSH (μU/mL)	1.35 ± 0.23	1.41 ± 0.47	n.s.
Calcitonin (pg/mL)	1.62 ± 0.14	1.42 ± 0.36	n.s.