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The role of BRAFV600E mutation and ultrasonography for the surgical management of a thyroid nodule suspicious for papillary thyroid carcinoma on cytology.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Nov 2009
Moon Hee Jung, Kwak Jin Young, Kim Eun-Kyung, Choi Jong Rak, Hong Soon Won, Kim Min Jung, Son Eun Ju
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BACKGROUND: This study was designed to investigate the role of BRAFV600E mutation status in cytology specimens and ultrasonography (US) when planning surgery for thyroid nodules with cytologic results suspicious for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHODS: From July 2008 to November 2008, 91 consecutive patients with cytologic results of suspicious for PTC underwent thyroidectomy. Before surgery, all patients...
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