2017
Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Hardee S, Prasad ML, Hui P, Dinauer CA, Morotti RA. Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2017, 20: 206-212. PMID: 28521635, DOI: 10.1177/1093526616689628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerPediatric papillary thyroid cancerPrognostic implicationsPediatric papillary thyroid carcinomaNegative casesBRAF-negative casesBRAF-negative patientsBRAF-positive casesTertiary medical centerAggressive clinical coursePapillary thyroid carcinomaSurgical pathology diagnosisCommon genetic aberrationsNegative patientsAggressive courseClinical coursePathologic characteristicsCase seriesClinical outcomesRetrospective reviewAggressive featuresPediatric casesRecurrence rateRetrospective studySingle institution
2013
Tall Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features with BRAFV600E Mutational Analysis
Bernstein J, Virk RK, Hui P, Prasad A, Westra WH, Tallini G, Adeniran AJ, Udelsman R, Sasaki CT, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Prasad ML. Tall Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features with BRAFV600E Mutational Analysis. Thyroid 2013, 23: 1525-1531. PMID: 23682579, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTall cell variantPapillary thyroid microcarcinomaPapillary microcarcinomaCell variantLymphovascular invasionNode metastasisThyroid microcarcinomaAdvanced stageCentral compartment lymph node metastasisLateral cervical node metastasesStage III/IVACentral compartment lymph nodesLateral cervical nodesMultifocal papillary carcinomaLymph node dissectionCervical node metastasisLymph node metastasisPapillary thyroid carcinomaNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyCervical nodesLymph nodesClinicopathologic featuresMultifocal tumorsAggressive features
2012
BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a genotype–phenotype correlation
Virk RK, Van Dyke AL, Finkelstein A, Prasad A, Gibson J, Hui P, Theoharis CG, Carling T, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Udelsman R, Prasad ML. BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a genotype–phenotype correlation. Modern Pathology 2012, 26: 62-70. PMID: 22918165, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid microcarcinomaThyroid microcarcinomaPapillary thyroid carcinomaFollicular variantThyroid carcinomaLateral cervical node metastasesOsteoclastic-type giant cellsCervical node metastasisInfiltrative tumor borderGroup of tumorsBRAF V600E mutationClassic nuclear featuresGenotype-phenotype correlationStromal calcificationLymphovascular invasionNode metastasisClinicopathologic featuresLymphocytic infiltrationAggressive featuresTumor sizeCystic changesPapillary microcarcinomaAbsence of mutationsHigh prevalenceMicrocarcinoma