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Cytomorphologic features of thyroid disease in patients with DICER1 mutations: A report of cytology-histopathology correlation in 7 patients.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 Oct 2020
Darbinyan Armine, Morotti Raffaella, Cai Guoping, Prasad Manju Lata, Christison-Lagay Emily, Dinauer Catherine, Adeniran Adebowale J
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BACKGROUND: Germline and somatic mutations of DICER1 have been identified in various types of neoplastic lesions, with germline DICER1 mutation being linked to autosomal dominant hereditary pleiotropic tumor syndrome (DICER1 syndrome). Patients with DICER1 syndrome are at increased risk of developing thyroid disease, including thyroid cancer. The goal of this study was to identify diagnostic cytologic features in...
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