Utility of the BRAF p.V600E immunoperoxidase stain in FNA direct smears and cell block preparations from patients with thyroid carcinoma.

Amber L SmithMichelle D WilliamsJohn StewartWei-Lien WangSavitri KrishnamurthyMaria E CabanillasSinchita Roy-Chowdhuri

Published in: Cancer cytopathology (2018)

BRAF p.V600E immunostaining can be performed reliably on thyroid FNA cell block preparations. However, false-positive results on direct smears limit their utility and therefore need to be interpreted with caution. Cancer Cytopathol 2018;126:406-13. © 2018 American Cancer Society.

Keyphrases

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single cell
cell therapy
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squamous cell carcinoma
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wild type
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow