Diagnostic utility of BRAF(V600E )mutation testing in thyroid nodules in elderly patients

BACKGROUND: Thyroid cancer is a rare disease characterized by the subtle appearance of a nodule. Fine-needle cytology (FNC) is the first diagnostic procedure used to distinguish a benign from a malignant nodule. However, FNC yields inconclusive results in about 20% of cases. BRAF(V600E )mutation is...

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Autores principales: Guerra, Anna, Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo, Garzi, Alfredo, Cinelli, Mariapia, Carlomagno, Chiara, Pepe, Stefano, Zeppa, Pio, Tonacchera, Massimo, Vitale, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S37

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S37

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