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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 2/2009

01-02-2009 | Head and Neck Oncology

Analysis of Differential BRAFV600E Mutational Status in High Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Authors: Xiaolong Lee, PhD, Ming Gao, MD, Yifeng Ji, MS, Yang Yu, PhD, Ying Feng, MS, Yigong Li, MD, Yan Zhang, BS, Wenyuan Cheng, BS, Wenchuan Zhao, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2009

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Abstract

Papillary thyroid cancers often occur as microcarcinoma. Some papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) have been considered to be high aggressive according to advanced disease stages, extrathyroidal extension, and severe cervical lymph node metastasis. Although several factors are thought to predict the occurrence of aggressiveness from PTMCs, the origin of aggressiveness has been rarely studied. To answer this question, the correlation between BRAFV600E mutation and high aggressive PTMCs was investigated. The clinicopathological characteristic of totally 64 cases of PTMCs was investigated and the BRAFV600E mutational status of them was identified. BRAFV600E mutation was exclusively detected in PTMCs (37.5%). The data provided no correlation between the occurrence of BRAFV600E mutations and clinicopathological parameters, such as sex, age, and tumor-like lesions combination. The prevalence of BRAFV600E mutation of PTMCs with high aggressiveness (advanced disease stages, extrathyroidal extension, and nodal metastasis) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that of PTMCs without aggressive behavior. The BRAFV600E mutated PTMCs exhibited signs of higher aggressiveness than PTMCs without the mutation. BRAFV600E mutation may be a marker of high aggressiveness in PTMCs.
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Metadata
Title
Analysis of Differential BRAFV600E Mutational Status in High Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Authors
Xiaolong Lee, PhD
Ming Gao, MD
Yifeng Ji, MS
Yang Yu, PhD
Ying Feng, MS
Yigong Li, MD
Yan Zhang, BS
Wenyuan Cheng, BS
Wenchuan Zhao, MD
Publication date
01-02-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-0233-3

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