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Genetic alterations in the RAS/RAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathways in the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Cancer - 15 Jun 2010
Santarpia Libero, Myers Jeffrey N, Sherman Steven I, Trimarchi Francesco, Clayman Gary L, El-Naggar Adel K
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BACKGROUND: The follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) is the second most common histotype among papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs). Although the prognosis of FVPTC is similar to the conventional phenotype, differential diagnostic difficulties may not be uncommon with other folli...
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