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Preoperative detection of RAS mutation may guide extent of thyroidectomy.
Surgery - 1 Jan 2017
Patel Snehal G, Carty Sally E, McCoy Kelly L, Ohori N Paul, LeBeau Shane O, Seethala Raja R, Nikiforova Marina N, Nikiforov Yuri E, Yip Linwah
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BACKGROUND: Preoperative detection of RAS mutations can contribute to cancer risk assessment in indeterminate thyroid nodules, although RAS is not always associated with malignancy. METHODS: Fine-needle aspiration samples classified in 1 of 3 indeterminate cytology categories were prospectively tested for N-, H-, and K-RAS mutations using next-generation sequencing assay. RESULTS: In the study, 93 patients with...
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