Molecular Diagnostics of Melanoma Fine-Needle Aspirates
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Molecular diagnostics of melanoma fine-needle aspirates: a cytology-histology correlation study.
Patients with advanced-stage melanoma harboring a BRAF mutation are candidates for BRAF inhibition as a therapeutic strategy. The use of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) to diagnose metastatic melanoma is increasing. Studies examining the predictive value of BRAF mutation analysis on melanoma FNAs via correlation with follow-up excision findings are lacking. We examined 37 consecutive FNA cases of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-9173,1943-7722
DOI: 10.1309/ajcpeqjw3plooztc