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Cytological features and nuclear scores: Diagnostic tools in preoperative fine needle aspiration of indeterminate thyroid nodules with RAS or BRAF K601E mutations?
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology - 1 Jan 2021
Ravella Lucie, Lopez Jonathan, Descotes Françoise, Giai Joris, Lapras Véronique, Denier Marie-Laure, Borson-Chazot Françoise, Lifante Jean-Christophe, Decaussin-Petrucci Myriam
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INTRODUCTION: The cytological diagnosis of follicular-patterned thyroid lesions is challenging, especially since the World Health Organisation classification has recognised non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like features. These entities are often classified as indeterminate on cytology. Molecular testing has been proposed to help classify indeterminate nodules. RAS and K601E BRAF mutations...
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