BRAFV600E Mutation Does Not Mean Distant Metastasis in Thyroid Papillary Carcinomas
Author(s) -
Valentina Sancisi,
Davide Nicoli,
Moira Ragazzi,
Simonetta Piana,
Alessia Ciarrocchi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1526
Subject(s) - thyroid carcinoma , mutation , metastasis , distant metastasis , medicine , thyroid , cancer research , carcinoma , oncology , mutation frequency , cancer , pathology , biology , gene , genetics
The oncogenic BRAFV600E mutation has been frequently associated with aggressive behavior of papillary thyroid carcinomas. However, controversy exists on the consistency of these data, and very little is known about the relationship between this genetic alteration and the tendency of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to develop metastasis at distant sites.
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