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Preoperative BRAF mutation has different predictive values for lymph node metastasis according to tumor size.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 1 Sept 2011
So Yoon Kyoung, Son Young-Ik, Park Joo Yeon, Baek Chung-Hwan, Jeong Han-Sin, Chung Man Ki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether BRAF mutation of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has different predictive values for regional lymph node (LN) metastasis according to tumor size. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. Setting. A tertiary hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: From January 2009 to August 2009, the authors prospectively enrolled 102 consecutive patients with unifocal PTC based on the findings of...
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