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Reduction of false-negative papillary thyroid carcinomas by the routine analysis of BRAF(T1799A) mutation on fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens: a prospective study of 814 thyroid FNAB patients.
Annals of surgery - 1 May 2012
Cañadas-Garre Marisa, Becerra-Massare Patricia, López de la Torre-Casares Martín, Villar-del Moral Jesús, Céspedes-Mas Susana, Vílchez-Joya Ricardo, Muros-de Fuentes Teresa, García-Calvente Carlos, Piédrola-Maroto Gonzalo, López-Nevot Miguel A, Montes-Ramírez Rosa, Llamas-Elvira José M
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate prospectively the usefulness of the routine determination of BRAF(T1799A) mutation on thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to detect cytopathology false negative papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) and, therefore, as a tool to improve the sensitivity of the preoperative cytopathological diagnosis of PTC in thyroid nodules. BACKGROUND: FNAB is the most reliable diagnostic test to...
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