Methods for Ethanol Ablation of Thyroid Cancer Metastases

A methods file describes the BRAF-immunohistological staining (IHC) technique, histopathological assessment, and biochemical analysis used in a clinical study. The study investigated ethanol ablation of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma. The file was authored by Frich Pål Stefan and last updated on October 14, 2025.

Use Cases

• Replicating the BRAF-IHC staining technique based on the described methodology.
• Applying the histopathological assessment procedures for analyzing lymph node metastases.
• Following the biochemical analysis methods for related clinical studies.
• Reviewing methodological references for designing similar ablation studies.

Strengths

• The description explicitly details three specific methodological components: BRAF-IHC staining, histopathological assessment, and biochemical analysis.
• The file includes references to prior work supporting the chosen methodology, providing context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data type is inferred from the description as a methods document; the presence of raw data is unclear.

Provenance

Source

Frich Pål Stefan via DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Methods described were used to collect and analyze data for the underlying clinical study.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 22:12:37; freshness should be verified.