2017
Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Hardee S, Prasad ML, Hui P, Dinauer CA, Morotti RA. Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2017, 20: 206-212. PMID: 28521635, DOI: 10.1177/1093526616689628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerPediatric papillary thyroid cancerPrognostic implicationsPediatric papillary thyroid carcinomaNegative casesBRAF-negative casesBRAF-negative patientsBRAF-positive casesTertiary medical centerAggressive clinical coursePapillary thyroid carcinomaSurgical pathology diagnosisCommon genetic aberrationsNegative patientsAggressive courseClinical coursePathologic characteristicsCase seriesClinical outcomesRetrospective reviewAggressive featuresPediatric casesRecurrence rateRetrospective studySingle institution
2015
C-Cell Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Carriers of RET Mutation in Extracellular Cysteine-Rich and Intracellular Tyrosine Kinase Domain
Abi-Raad R, Virk RK, Dinauer CA, Prasad A, Morotti RA, Breuer CK, Sosa JA, Udelsman R, Rivkees SA, Prasad ML. C-Cell Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Carriers of RET Mutation in Extracellular Cysteine-Rich and Intracellular Tyrosine Kinase Domain. Human Pathology 2015, 46: 1121-1128. PMID: 26033033, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2015.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationHeterozygoteHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Endocrine NeoplasiaProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retThyroid NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsMedullary thyroid carcinomaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2C-cell hyperplasiaAsymptomatic carriersC-cell neoplasiaRET mutationsMTC familiesHigh-risk RET mutationsIntracellular tyrosine kinase domainTyrosine kinase domainC-cell diseaseC-cell pathologyLymph node metastasisCodon 918 mutationYounger median ageReceptor tyrosine kinase proteinTotal thyroidectomyProgressive diseaseMedian ageNode metastasisThyroid carcinomaType 2Germline mutationsTyrosine kinase proteinFormer group