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The heterogeneous distribution of BRAF mutation supports the independent clonal origin of distinct tumor foci in multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2007
Giannini Riccardo, Ugolini Clara, Lupi Cristiana, Proietti Agnese, Elisei Rossella, Salvatore Giuliana, Berti Piero, Materazzi Gabriele, Miccoli Paolo, Santoro Massimo, Basolo Fulvio
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CONTEXT: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is frequently multifocal. Independent PTC foci may occur either from intraglandular metastases from a single dominant tumor or as unrelated neoplastic clones. In rare cases, the simultaneous presence of PTC foci of different histopathological subtypes points to independent sites of tumor formation. OBJECTIVES: We examined the pattern of BRAF mutations in noncontiguous...
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