Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), especially its classic papillary, oncocytic, Warthin-like, tall and columnar cell variants, is characterized by a high frequency of BRAFV600E mutation that varies in different studies from 36 to 85%. Prognostic significance of the mutation remains controversial.Objective: Aim of the study was an analysis of relationship between clinical, morphological and prognostic characteristics of PTC with BRAFV600E asse...