2011
BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance
Adeniran AJ, Hui P, Chhieng DC, Prasad ML, Schofield K, Theoharis C. BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance. Acta Cytologica 2011, 55: 570-575. PMID: 22156468, DOI: 10.1159/000333274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, Fine-NeedleCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRiskTerminology as TopicThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaBRAF mutation analysisBRAF mutationsUndetermined significanceFollicular lesionsUndetermined significance/follicular lesionFine needle aspiration cytology specimensAUS/FLUS categoryMutation analysisBRAF-positive casesIndeterminate thyroid FNAsAspiration cytology specimensRisk of malignancySurgical pathology outcomeFine-needle aspiration specimensBRAF mutation testingNegative predictive valueSurgical pathology reportsThyroid follicular lesionsPredictability of malignancyThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensSurgical interventionFinal diagnosisPathology outcomesPathology reports
2002
Assessment of RET/PTC Oncogene Activation and Clonality in Thyroid Nodules with Incomplete Morphological Evidence of Papillary Carcinoma A Search for the Early Precursors of Papillary Cancer
Fusco A, Chiappetta G, Hui P, Garcia-Rostan G, Golden L, Kinder BK, Dillon DA, Giuliano A, Cirafici AM, Santoro M, Rosai J, Tallini G. Assessment of RET/PTC Oncogene Activation and Clonality in Thyroid Nodules with Incomplete Morphological Evidence of Papillary Carcinoma A Search for the Early Precursors of Papillary Cancer. American Journal Of Pathology 2002, 160: 2157-2167. PMID: 12057919, PMCID: PMC1850819, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61164-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsBase SequenceCarcinoma, PapillaryCloning, MolecularDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic MarkersHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasm InvasivenessNuclear Receptor CoactivatorsOncogene ProteinsOncogene Proteins, FusionPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRabbitsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleTranscription FactorsConceptsLaser capture microdissectionPapillary cancerRET/PTC1RET immunoreactivityThyroid nodulesCarcinoma featuresMicroscopic fociPapillary carcinomaInvasive papillary cancerCytological alterationsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionRET activationRET/PTC3 rearrangementsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionRET/PTC3Analysis of clonalityRET/PTC oncogene activationPrecursor lesionsEntire lesionTumor fociPolyclonal tumorsAdenomatous nodulesMorphological changesSame tumorMorphological signs