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Is BRAFV600E mutation a marker for central nodal metastasis in small papillary thyroid carcinoma?
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Apr 2014
Lang Brian Hung-Hin, Chai Young Jun, Cowling Benjamin J, Min Hye Sook, Lee Kyu Eun, Youn Yeo-Kyu
Abstract excerpt
Utilizing BRAF(V600E) mutation as a marker may reduce unnecessary prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in clinically nodal negative (cN0) neck for small (≤2 cm) classical papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We aimed to assess whether BRAF is a significant independent predictor of occult central nodal metastasis (CNM) and its contribution to the overall prediction after adjusting for other significant...
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