The Prognostic Value of BRAF Mutation in Colorectal Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

G Safaee Ardekani, SM Jafarnejad, L Tan, A Saeedi… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Mutation of BRAF is a predominant event in cancers with poor prognosis such
as melanoma and colorectal cancer. BRAF mutation leads to a constitutive activation of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of BRAFV600E mutation in Asian series of papillary thyroid carcinoma—a contemporary systematic review

FA Rashid, J Munkhdelger, J Fukuoka, A Bychkov - Gland Surgery, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most common malignancy of the endocrine system, is
frequently driven by BRAF V600E mutation, which was reported in 35–60% cases in …

BRAF mutation is associated with early stage disease and improved outcome in patients with low‐grade serous ovarian cancer

RN Grisham, G Iyer, K Garg, D DeLair, DM Hyman… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Low‐grade serous (LGS) ovarian cancer is a chemoresistant disease that
accounts for 10% of serous ovarian cancers. Prior studies have reported that 28% to 35% of …

Multifocality, but not bilaterality, is a predictor of disease recurrence/persistence of papillary thyroid carcinoma

HJ Kim, SY Sohn, HW Jang, SW Kim… - World journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) often presents as multifocal or
bilateral tumors, but whether multifocality or bilaterality is associated with disease …

Meta-Analyses of Association Between BRAFV600E Mutation and Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Q Zhang, S Liu, Q Zhang, Y Guan, Q Chen… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2016 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: The function of BRAF V600E as a prognostic biomarker
continues controversial by reason of conflicting results in the published articles. Methods: A …

Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma—a consensus report of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES)

M Iacobone, S Jansson, M Barczyński… - Langenbeck's archives of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (MPTC) has been reported in literature in
18–87% of cases. This paper aims to review controversies in the molecular pathogenesis …

Comparison of the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of bilateral versus unilateral multifocal papillary thyroid cancer: an updated study with more than 2000 …

W Wang, X Su, K He, Y Wang, H Wang, H Wang… - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Bilaterality is common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but its clinical and
prognostic implications are still controversial, and it remains unclear whether its behavior is …

Risk factors for central and lateral lymph node metastases in patients with papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma: Retrospective analysis on 484 cases

Y Huang, Y Yin, W Zhou - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a tumor with a larger
diameter≤ 1 cm which has an indolent course and satisfying prognosis. However, the …

Prediction of central compartment lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Y Yang, C Chen, Z Chen, J Jiang, Y Chen… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We aimed to determine the predictive factors for central compartment lymph node
metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Design and patients We …

Factors predictive of papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma with bilateral involvement and central lymph node metastasis: a retrospective study

YL Zhou, E Gao, W Zhang, H Yang, GL Guo… - World journal of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background The optimal resection extent for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
remains controversial. The objective of the study was to investigate risk factors of bilateral …