Article
[Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Nodules: Relevance for Clinical Care].
Laryngo- rhino- otologie - 1 Sept 2017
Führer D, Musholt T, Schmid K W
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid nodules represent heterogeneous tumors with distinct molecular signatures. While benign thyroid nodules correspond to poly- or monoclonal tumors, thyroid carcinomas are monoclonal and thus "real" neoplasms. These are caused by somatic mutations that lead to the constitutive activation of specific signaling cascades and determine the corresponding histology and also partly the functional phenotype of the...
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