ea0032p1086 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2013
Yuksel Bagdagul
, Aydogan Berna Imge
, Gursoy Alptekin
, Tuna Mazhar Muslum
, Basaran Mehtap Vardar
, Akkurt Aysen
, Ertorer M Eda
, Aydin Kadriye
, Guldiken Sibel
, Simsek Yasin
, Karaca Zuleyha
, Yilmaz Merve
, Akturk Mujde
, Anaforoglu Inan
, Kebapci Nur
, Taslipinar Abdullah
, Kulaksizoglu Mustafa
, Berker Dilek
, Erbas Tomris
, Erdogan Murat Faik
Introduction: RET mutation analysis has a critical importance for determining clinical approach to hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The current guidelines recommends to determine the timing of prophylactic thyroidectomy depending on the risk stratification, mainly decided by the type of the mutation.Methods: Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey (SEMT) sponsored ret genetic screening between July 2008 and January 2012 in 513 pati...