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BRAF testing and thyroid FNA
Author(s) -
Pusztaszeri Marc P.,
Krane Jeffrey F.,
Faquin William C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1934-6638
pISSN - 1934-662X
DOI - 10.1002/cncy.21614
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , malignancy , thyroid cancer , thyroid , oncology , pathology , cancer research
The BRAF V600E mutation represents the single most specific marker of malignancy in thyroid nodules, and there are selected scenarios in which BRAF testing alone can be useful.