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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...
Autores principales: | Guerra, Anna, Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo, Garzi, Alfredo, Cinelli, Mariapia, Carlomagno, Chiara, Pepe, Stefano, Zeppa, Pio, Tonacchera, Massimo, Vitale, Mario |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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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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