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Utility of BRAF mutation detection in fine-needle aspiration biopsy samples read as "suspicious for papillary thyroid carcinoma".
Head & neck - 1 Dec 2015
Jara Sebastian M, Bhatnagar Ramneesh, Guan Hui, Gocke Christopher D, Ali Syed Z, Tufano Ralph P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of BRAF mutation testing on thyroid nodules "suspicious for papillary thyroid carcinoma" (PTC) cytology. METHODS: A chart review of patients with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) results "suspicious for PTC" with subsequent thyroidectomy was performed. Corresponding archived FNA slides underwent BRAF mutation testing. RESULTS: Sixty-six...
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