Title:BRAF Status in Papillary Microcarcinomas of the Thyroid Gland: a Brief Review
Volume: 19
Issue: 9
关键词:
甲状腺乳头状微癌,癌症,预后,BRAF,突变。
摘要:
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined by the World Health
Organization as papillary cancer measuring 10 mm or less in diameter. Generally,
PTMC shows an indolent clinical behavior with a good prognosis, although a minority of
PTMC is characterized by an aggressive course. However, efforts to identify this
aggressive subset of PTMC after surgery remain inconclusive.
Several oncogenic pathways have been identified in thyroid cancer and have been
applied translationally to improve prognosis and clinical management. In particular, the
BRAFV600E mutation was found more frequently in large, aggressive, recurrent and
advanced tumors.
We aimed at reviewing studies on BRAFV600E mutation as a prognostic factor in PTMC.