Molecular Testing for Mutations in Improving the Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

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Authors

Yuri E. Nikiforov · University of Pittsburgh

David L. Steward · University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Toni M. Robinson-Smith · University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Bryan R. Haugen · University of Colorado Denver

Joshua Klopper · University of Colorado Denver

Zhaowen Zhu · University of Cincinnati Medical Center

James A. Fagin

Abstract

These results indicate that molecular testing of thyroid nodules for a panel of mutations can be effectively performed in a clinical setting. It enhances the accuracy of FNA cytology and is of particular value for thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology.

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 94, Issue 6, pp. 2092-2098

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0247

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