Well differentiated follicular thyroid neoplasia: Impact of molecular and technological advances on detection, monitoring and treatment

Andrew G. Gianoukakis, Silvana M. Giannelli, Wael A. Salameh, Laron W. McPhaul

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Abstract

Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for follicular thyroid cell oncogenesis has been advanced significantly in recent years. Specific genetic alterations and the molecular pathways they affect have been associated with particular histologic subtypes of well-differentiated thyroid cancer and are now being evaluated for their utility as clinical tools with diagnostic, prognostic and even therapeutic relevance. This paper focuses on the most common and clinically relevant genetic alterations shown to be consistently associated with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. We review the impact of recent molecular and technological advances on thyroid cancer standard of care and the practice of clinical medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-20
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Volume332
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 2011

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology

Keywords

  • Anaplastic
  • FNA
  • Follicular thyroid cancer
  • Papillary thyroid cancer
  • Thyroglobulin
  • Thyroid cancer

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