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Prognostic Assessment of BRAF Mutation in Preoperative Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens.
American journal of clinical pathology - 17 Jun 2021
Abi-Raad Rita, Prasad Manju L, Zheng Jingwei, Hui Pei, Ustun Berrin, Schofield Kevin, Cai Guoping, Adeniran Adebowale J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We investigate the potential role of BRAF testing in guiding surgical intervention in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHODS: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cases with available BRAF result and follow-up thyroidectomy for PTC were included in the study. Cytology and surgical diagnoses were correlated with BRAF status. RESULTS: There were 151 cases of thyroid FNA specimens with BRAF testing...
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