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BRAF V600E mutation: Differential impact on central lymph node metastasis by tumor size in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Head & neck - 1 Apr 2016
Kim Seo Ki, Lee Jun Ho, Woo Jung-Woo, Park Inhye, Choe Jun-Ho, Kim Jung-Han, Kim Jee Soo
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BACKGROUND: The necessity of prophylactic central neck dissection is one of debating issues in the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In a previous study, the predictive value of BRAF mutation for lymph node metastasis was only significant in 0.5 to 1.0 cm PTC. Thus, we assess the predictive value of BRAF mutation for central lymph node metastasis according to tumor size. METHODS: Medical records of...
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