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Published on: October 8, 2015
The relationship between the BRAF(V600E) mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and clinicopathologic factors
Sun Yi Choi, Heonsoo Park, Myung Koo Kang
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University of College of Medicine, 3-1 Dongdaeshin-Dong, Busan, Seo-Gu 602-715, South Korea. santa@dau.ac.kr.
Background:
The BRAF(V600E) mutation, which accounts for about 60-80% papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC), has been identifiedas a prognostic marker for risk stratification of PTC patients. However, the BRAF(V600E) mutation as a prognostic marker in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is unclear.
Methods:
We performed a retrospective review of 101 patients who underwent surgery for PTMC. We studied the prevalence of the BRAF(V600E) mutation. The associations between the BRAF(V600E) mutation and clinicopathologic characteristics were analyzed.
Results:
The BRAF(V600E) mutation was observed in 72 patients (71.3%). There was no statistically significant correlation in age, gender, multifocality, extrathyroidal extension, presence of Hashimoto thyroiditis, and lymph node metastasis between the BRAF(V600E) mutant group and wild group.
Conclusions:
The BRAF(V600E) mutation is not significantly associated with prognostic factors in PTMC.
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