Vol. 32 (1) 2011 Neuro endocrinology letters

Is the PIK3CA gene expression level in FNAB washouts equivalent to that in postoperative tissue specimens of papillary thyroid carcinoma?

INTRODUCTION: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid gland. The pathogenesis of PTC remains still mostly enigmatic, although PI3K/PTEN/AKT pathway has been proposed to play a role in development of PTC. Moreover, the significance of genetic analysis in the material from fine-needle aspiration.....