ea0032p1126 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2013
Oleaga Amelia
, Goni Fernando
, Paja Miguel
, Iglesias Natalia
, Fuertes Elena
, Lizarraga Aitzol
, Palacios Angel Gomez
, Elorza Ramon
Introduction: BRAF (V600E) mutation is the most frequent detected genetic change in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and its presence has been related to aggressive clinical and pathological features. Lymph node metastases (LNMx) are common in PTC and are associated with an increase in loco-regional recurrence. However, prophylactic lymph node dissection is not routinely performed because of high rate of surgery complications. Therefore, there is a need to find a good marker to ...