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BRAF(K601E) mutation in a patient with a follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Dec 2011
Pennelli Gianmaria, Vianello Federica, Barollo Susi, Pezzani Raffaele, Merante Boschin Isabella, Pelizzo Maria Rosa, Mantero Franco, Rugge Massimo, Mian Caterina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRAF mutations, the most common genetic alteration associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), have never been associated with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) except for one possible case, which, however, had some cellular features of the follicular variant of PTC. Here, we present a patient with a BRAF mutation within a FTC. SUMMARY: A 78-year-old man presented with a nodular lesion 8 cm in...
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