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Fine-needle biopsy of thyroid nodules and the contribution of molecular analysis of BRAF and RAS mutations.
Bratislavske lekarske listy - 1 Jan 2023
Kasko Martin, Grigerova Marianna, Alemayehu Aster, Zavodna Katarina, Kasko Viktoria, Podoba Jan
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BACKGROUND: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. There is a significant overdiagnosis of thyroid carcinomas that would never clinically manifest, with consequent unnecessary surgical treatment. The fine-needle biopsy and subsequent cytologic examination is of crucial importance in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules. On the other hand, a significant portion of the results are...
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