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TERT Promoter Mutations Are an Independent Predictor of Distant Metastasis in Middle Eastern Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Parvathareddy Sandeep Kumar, Siraj Abdul K, Iqbal Kaleem, Qadri Zeeshan, Ahmed Saeeda O, Al-Rasheed Maha, AlQatie Ahmed A, Al-Sobhi Saif S, Al-Dayel Fouad, Al-Kuraya Khawla S
Abstract excerpt
Background: Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) have been attributed to the recent increased incidence of thyroid cancer. Although indolent, a subset of PTMC could potentially develop distant metastasis (DM). This study aimed to evaluate the clinico-pathological features and molecular characteristics of PTMC and identify the risk factors for DM in PTMC patients from Middle Eastern ethnicity. Methods: We...
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