Associations between BRAF(V600E) and prognostic factors and poor outcomes in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a meta-analysis

• Published in: World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 241
• Main Authors: Liu, Chunping, Chen, Tianwen, Liu, Zeming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 06.09.2016
• Subjects: Carcinoma - genetics; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - surgery; Carcinoma, Papillary; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Mutation; Neck Dissection; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - genetics; Neoplasm Staging; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf - genetics; Survival Rate; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; Thyroid Neoplasms - genetics; Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology; Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; BRAF mutation; Meta-analysis

The objective of this study is to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the associations between the BRAF(V600E) mutation status and aggressive clinicopathological features and poor prognostic factors in papillary thyroid cancer. A literature search was performed within the PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Sci...