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Diagnostic value of BRAF(V600E) mutation analysis of thyroid nodules according to ultrasonographic features and the time of aspiration.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Mar 2011
Moon Hee Jung, Kim Eun-Kyung, Chung Woong Youn, Choi Jong Rak, Yoon Jung Hyun, Kwak Jin Young
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BACKGROUND: We investigated the diagnostic value of the BRAF(V600E) mutation of thyroid nodules according to ultrasonography (US) features and the time of BRAF(V600E) mutation analysis. METHODS: A total of 304 nodules in 295 patients (mean age, 49.4 years) were included. Thyroid nodules were classified as suspicious or probably benign on US. Group 1 (n = 168) included nodules with BRAF(V600E) mutation analysis at...
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