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Testing for BRAF (V600E) Mutation in Thyroid Nodules with Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Read as Suspicious for Malignancy (Bethesda V, Thy4, TIR4): a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Endocrine pathology - 1 Mar 2020
Trimboli Pierpaolo, Scappaticcio Lorenzo, Treglia Giorgio, Guidobaldi Leo, Bongiovanni Massimo, Giovanella Luca
Abstract excerpt
In patients with thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) report of suspicious for malignancy (SFM), both lobectomy and thyroidectomy might be considered. BRAF mutation analysis could guide towards accurate surgical therapy. The primary outcome was the reliability of BRAF (V600E) in detecting malignancy in nodules with FNA reading of SFM. The secondary outcome was to analyze its positive predictive value (PPV) and...
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