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These distances were compared by tumor stage, FC pathological classification, and lymph node metastasis (LNM).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The capsule infiltration distance ranged from 0.14 to 6.10\u00a0mm (mean, 1.49 \u00b1 1.22). The minimally invasive infiltration distance ranged from 0.09 to 1.36\u00a0mm (mean, 0.56 \u00b1 0.37). The distances did not differ by tumor stage, FC pathological classification, sex, or lymph node metastasis (LNM) (all P &amp;gt; 0.05). Age was associated with a larger capsule infiltration distance (P\u00a0=\u00a00.040). However, age was not associated with the minimally invasive infiltration distance (P\u00a0=\u00a00.367).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The minimally invasive infiltration in FC did not exceed 1.36mm in this cohort. Since the actual ablation area achieved by clinical TA exceeds the pathological margin, this supports the extended ablation safety margin of 2mm beyond the sonographic tumor boundary. 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