ea0056p1203 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2018
Gonzalez Javier
, Calderon Dulce Maria
, Alramadan Mubarak
, Perez Jose
, Martin David
, Acedo Raquel
, Jimenez Fulgencio
, Campos Yolanda
Introduction, material and methods: The BRAF isoform of RAF has been implicated in the pathogenesis of papillary thyroid cancer, but not of benign or follicular neoplasms. Also, BRAF mutations may confer a worse clinical prognosis than for papillary thyroid cancer without the BRAF mutation. Recurrence occurs more frequently when BRAF mutations are present. In addition, BRAF mutations are associated with extrathyroidal invasion, lymph node me...