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ea0035p525 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014

The presence of B-RAF V600E and K601E mutations in our Ligurian population

Eleonora Monti , Lorenzo Mortara , Simonetta Zupo , Gianluca Ansaldo , Mauro Truni , Francesco Minuto , Massimo Giusti

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is the most common endocrine neoplasm and its rate it’s constantly increasing. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) represents 87% of all DTC and its incidence is raising at 89%. The thyroid carcinoma preoperative diagnosis consists in fine-needle ago aspiration (FNAB). However in the diagnostic cytology there actually is a ‘grey zone’, the ‘follicular lesion of indeterminate significant or suspicious for fo...