Article
TERT Promoter Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Sept 2015
de Biase Dario, Gandolfi Greta, Ragazzi Moira, Eszlinger Markus, Sancisi Valentina, Gugnoni Mila, Visani Michela, Pession Annalisa, Casadei Gianpaolo, Durante Cosimo, Costante Giuseppe, Bruno Rocco, Torlontano Massimo, Paschke Ralf, Filetti Sebastiano, Piana Simonetta, Frasoldati Andrea, Tallini Giovanni, Ciarrocchi Alessia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Small papillary thyroid carcinomas have contributed to the worldwide increased incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer observed over the past decades. However, the mortality rate has not changed over the same period of time, raising questions about the possibility that thyroid cancer patients, especially those with small tumors, are overdiagnosed and overtreated. Molecular prognostic marker able to...
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