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BRAF V600E detection in cytological thyroid samples: A key component of the decision tree for surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Head & neck - 1 Jul 2016
Collet Jean-François, Lacave Roger, Hugonin Sylvain, Poulot Virginie, Tassart Marc, Fajac Anne
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BACKGROUND: Whether preoperative knowledge of the BRAF mutation status would help to determine the extent of surgery for thyroid nodules is still under investigation. METHODS: We developed a method to state the V600E mutation before surgery on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) stained smears checked to contain tumor cells. We evaluated the interest of the preoperative assessment of the mutation for surgical strategy...
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