Age and BRAFV600E Mutation Stratified Patients with Cytologically Benign Thyroid Nodules

Abstract Purpose: Our objective was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of BRAFV600E mutation for malignant, and to identify clinical characteristics associated with positive BRAFV600E mutation in low-risk cytological and ultrasound diagnostic thyroid nodules. This aims to identify patients who may benefit from BRAFV600E mutation testing and subsequent surgical intervention. Patients and Methods: We analysis the clinical characteristics correlated with BRAFV600E mutation in our detection cohort, including 204 patients with 217 thyroid nodules, and separate analyses were performed in 103 thyroid