Abstract:
:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy remains the mainstay for preoperative examination of thyroid nodules; however, it does not provide a definite diagnosis in up to 25% of nodules. Considerable studies have been performed to identify molecular markers to resolve this diagnostic dilemma. The aim of this study was to establish the distribution and frequency of common genetic alterations in a comprehensive set of benign and malignant thyroid nodules, and to determine the feasibility and role of testing for a panel of genetic alterations in improving the accuracy of cytology diagnosis in a Chinese population. This study was conducted in 314 thyroid nodules comprising 104 papillary thyroid carcinomas, 13 suspicious nodules, 52 indeterminate nodules, and 145 benign nodules. Point mutations and RET/PTC rearrangements, were evaluated by pyrosequencing and TaqMan real-time PCR, respectively. After surgery, 115 nodules were confirmed as conventional papillary thyroid carcinoma and 102 (88.70%) of these nodules harbored either the BRAF(V600E) mutation (76.52%) or RET/PTC rearrangements (12.17%). RAS mutation was found in 1 (33.33%) follicular thyroid carcinoma, 1 (14.29%) follicular thyroid adenoma and 4 (10%) goiter nodules. With cytology and molecular testing, the diagnostic accuracy was further increased to 98.82% in papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosis, and was preoperatively increased to 76.92% and 84.00%, respectively, in nodules with suspicious and indeterminate cytology. In conclusion, molecular testing of a panel of genetic alterations in fine-needle aspiration biopsy can be effectively performed in clinical practice. It enhances the accuracy of cytology and is of particular value for indeterminate nodules in the Chinese population.
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Exp Mol Patholjournal_title
Experimental and molecular pathologyauthors
Liu S,Gao A,Zhang B,Zhang Z,Zhao Y,Chen P,Ji M,Hou P,Shi Bdoi
10.1016/j.yexmp.2014.08.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-10-01 00:00:00pages
292-7issue
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0014-4800issn
1096-0945pii
S0014-4800(14)00131-2journal_volume
97pub_type
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