title: BRAF V600E mutation independently predicts central compartment lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.
authors.forename: Martha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zeiger
authors.forename: Eric B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Q000235:genetics*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: C482119:BRAF protein, human; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf