ing the benign and malignant nodules of the atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS).
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was performed on 96 patients (with 97 nodules) diagnosed as AUS/FLUS by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) before surgery and with complete ultrasound evaluation report and
BRAF
V600E detection results from Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University (Nanjing First Hospital) from March 2019 to October 2022. With postoperative pathology as the gold standard
the application value of
BRAF
V600E gene detection in diagnosing benign and malignant AUS/FLUS nodules was studied through statistical methods.
Results:
Among the postoperative histopathological findings of 97 AUS/FLUS nodules
11 were benign
86 were malignant
and 71 had mutations in the
BRAF
V600E gene
all of which were papillary carcinoma of the thyroid (PTC). The sensitivity
specificity
and accuracy of the
BRAF
V600E gene detection in the diagnosis of AUS/FLUS nodules were 82.6%
100.0%
and 84.5%. By calculating the area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve
it is confirmed that the
BRAF
V600E gene detection has a high diagnostic value for the diagnosis of AUS/FLUS nodules.
BRAF
V600E mutation examination can increase the malignant detection rate of AUS/FLUS nodules (
P
<0.05).
Conclusion:
The
BRAF
V600E gene detection has high diagnostic value for the diagnosis of AUS/FLUS nodules. Combining FNAB can improve the detection rateof malignant AUS/FLUS nodules
which is very helpful for clinical treatment planning.
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Value of TI-RADS, BRAF V600E mutation analysis and BSRTC in differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules: performances of ACR TI-RADS and ATA guideline
Multivariate analysis of ultrasonographic characteristics for differentiating benign and malignant BethesdaⅢ category thyroid nodules
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