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The BRAF mutation is predictive of aggressive clinicopathological characteristics in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2010
Lin Kuai-Lu, Wang Ou-Chen, Zhang Xiao-Hua, Dai Xuan-Xuan, Hu Xiao-Qu, Qu Jin-Miao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study analyzed the utility of BRAF mutation screening of ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) specimens for predicting aggressive clinicopathological characteristics of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). METHODS: We assessed the T1799A BRAF mutation status in FNAB specimens obtained from 61 PTMC patients before undergoing operations for PTMC. We examined whether the...
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