2024
Molecular Genetics Augment Cytopathologic Evaluation and Surgical Planning of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules
Spaulding S, Maayah M, Dinauer C, Prasad M, Darbinyan A, Morotti R, Christison-Lagay E. Molecular Genetics Augment Cytopathologic Evaluation and Surgical Planning of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 59: 975-980. PMID: 38246817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspiration biopsyPediatric thyroid nodulesMolecular genetic testingBethesda IV nodulesPrediction of malignancyDICER1 mutationsThyroid nodulesGenetic testingNRAS mutationsMethods Retrospective chart reviewRetrospective chart reviewTime of surgeryBRAF V600E testingMutations/fusionsBethesda III nodulesChart reviewSurgical resectionFinal histopathologyThyroid resectionPediatric dataHistologic classificationSurgical specimensBRAF mutationsAspiration biopsyCytopathologic evaluation
2020
Cytomorphologic features of thyroid disease in patients with DICER1 mutations: A report of cytology–histopathology correlation in 7 patients
Darbinyan A, Morotti R, Cai G, Prasad ML, Christison‐Lagay E, Dinauer C, Adeniran AJ. Cytomorphologic features of thyroid disease in patients with DICER1 mutations: A report of cytology–histopathology correlation in 7 patients. Cancer Cytopathology 2020, 128: 746-756. PMID: 32897650, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDICER1 mutationsThyroid diseaseThyroid carcinomaScreening of patientsFine-needle aspiration samplesMonitoring of patientsDiagnostic cytologic featuresPapillary thyroid carcinomaGermline DICER1 mutationsThyroid fine-needle aspiration samplesFNA evaluationUndetermined significanceDifferent somatic variantsThyroid cancerScant colloidNeoplastic lesionsHistopathological analysisCytomorphologic featuresDICER1 syndromeModerate cellularityCytologic featuresFollicular carcinomaFollicular lesionsInconspicuous nucleoliFollicular neoplasm