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
2014
Best practice of BRAF V600E mutation testing for the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancers
Adeniran AJ, Hui P. Best practice of BRAF V600E mutation testing for the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancers. Expert Review Of Endocrinology & Metabolism 2014, 9: 571-577. PMID: 30736195, DOI: 10.1586/17446651.2014.951635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBRAF V600E mutationPapillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaV600E mutationPAX8/PPARγ rearrangementsSubsequent core needle biopsyUndetermined significance/atypiaFine needle aspiration cytologyBRAF V600E mutation testingLow-stage diseaseCore needle biopsyRoutine clinical practiceAggressive tumor behaviorNeedle aspiration cytologyBRAF mutation testingFine-needle aspiration specimensUndetermined significance categoryIndeterminate fine-needle aspiration cytologyNeedle aspiration specimensPredictability of malignancyCommon genetic alterationsMutation testingRET/papillary thyroid carcinomaThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensIndependent predictors
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 prevalenceMicrocarcinomaBRAF mutation testing in clinical practice
Ziai J, Hui P. BRAF mutation testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2012, 12: 127-138. PMID: 22369373, DOI: 10.1586/erm.12.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHairy cell leukemiaBRAF mutation testingPapillary thyroid carcinomaMalignant melanomaThyroid carcinomaCell leukemiaClinical practiceCutaneous malignant melanomaSerine/threonine-protein kinase BRAFCurrent clinical practiceImportant biological markerMEK/ERKTreatment paradigmClinical trialsHigh prevalenceBRAF inhibitorsBRAF mutationsMutation testingPrecision cancer therapyTherapeutic guidanceMutant BRAFLethal diseaseBiological markersCancerHuman cancersPapillary thyroid carcinomas with and without BRAF V600E mutations are morphologically distinct
Finkelstein A, Levy GH, Hui P, Prasad A, Virk R, Chhieng DC, Carling T, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Udelsman R, Theoharis CG, Prasad ML. Papillary thyroid carcinomas with and without BRAF V600E mutations are morphologically distinct. Histopathology 2012, 60: 1052-1059. PMID: 22335197, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04149.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance
Adeniran AJ, Hui P, Chhieng DC, Prasad ML, Schofield K, Theoharis C. BRAF Mutation Testing of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens Enhances the Predictability of Malignancy in Thyroid Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance. Acta Cytologica 2011, 55: 570-575. PMID: 22156468, DOI: 10.1159/000333274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, Fine-NeedleCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRiskTerminology as TopicThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaBRAF mutation analysisBRAF mutationsUndetermined significanceFollicular lesionsUndetermined significance/follicular lesionFine needle aspiration cytology specimensAUS/FLUS categoryMutation analysisBRAF-positive casesIndeterminate thyroid FNAsAspiration cytology specimensRisk of malignancySurgical pathology outcomeFine-needle aspiration specimensBRAF mutation testingNegative predictive valueSurgical pathology reportsThyroid follicular lesionsPredictability of malignancyThyroid fine-needle aspiration specimensSurgical interventionFinal diagnosisPathology outcomesPathology reports