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ArticleCancers2022

Surgical Outcomes of Thyroid Nodules Positive for Gene Expression Alterations Using ThyroSeq V3 Genomic Classifier.

Samer Salameh, Mohannad Rajab, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Marc Pusztaszeri, Richard J Payne

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Association of Gene Expression Alterations with Aggressive Features in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Harboring Low Allele Frequency BRAF V600E Mutations.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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Samer SalamehFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6100-8514
Mohannad RajabDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
Veronique-Isabelle ForestDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
Marc PusztaszeriDepartment of Pathology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6490-4189
Richard J PayneDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ThyroSeq V3 (TsV3) tests for various genetic alterations, including gene expression alterations (GEAs), to improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making for indeterminate thyroid nodules. This study aimed to clarify the clinico-pathological features and outcomes of GEA-positive thyroid nodules, which have not yet been well-described in the literature. A retrospective chart review was performed whereby patients were included if they underwent thyroid surgery between January 2018 and May 2022 at two McGill University teaching hospitals and their surgery was preceded by pre-operative molecular TsV3 testing. In total, 75 of the 328 patients with thyroid nodules (22.9%) who underwent molecular testing and surgery were GEA-positive. On surgical pathology, GEA-positive nodules showed a significantly higher malignancy rate compared to their GEA-negative counterparts (90.7% vs. 77.7%, respectively, p = 0.011). Among those that were malignant, 48.5% had at least one aggressive pathological feature, including histological subtype, extra-thyroidal extension, or lymph node metastasis. BRAF V600E mutation had a significantly greater association with aggressive malignant GEA-positive nodules compared to non-aggressive ones (p < 0.001). This study demonstrates that GEA may be an effective diagnostic and prognostic tool for thyroid nodule management. However, further investigation is needed to characterize the clinico-pathological features of GEA in isolation and in association with other gene alterations.

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gene expression alterationsmolecular testingthyroid neoplasmthyroid noduleThyroSeq V3

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PMCPMC9817510

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