Pyrosequencing of the BRAFV600E Mutation

Diagnostic Value of Pyrosequencing for the BRAFV600E Mutation in Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Samples of Thyroid Incidentalomas

To investigate the diagnostic efficiency of pyrosequencing for the mutant BRAF allele in ultrasound (US)-guided fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) of thyroid incidentalomas.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with thyroid nodule larger than 1 cm, or nodule smaller than 1 cm that required further evaluation because of suspicious ultrasound findings

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who refuse participation.