Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation

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Med/Surg Clinic, Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland below your voice box at the base of your neck. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a procedure that uses heat to destroy tissues. You may need RFA if you have a nodule (an abnormal growth of cells) in your thyroid.