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The combination of four molecular markers improves thyroid cancer cytologic diagnosis and patient management.
BMC cancer - 19 Nov 2015
Panebianco Federica, Mazzanti Chiara, Tomei Sara, Aretini Paolo, Franceschi Sara, Lessi Francesca, Di Coscio Giancarlo, Bevilacqua Generoso, Marchetti Ivo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. The most sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for thyroid nodule diagnosis is fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy with cytological evaluation. Nevertheless, FNA biopsy is not always decisive leading to "indeterminate" or "suspicious" diagnoses in 10%-30% of cases. BRAF V600E detection is currently used as molecular test to improve the...
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