Cytologic and Surgical Correlation of TERT-Mutated Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Case Series
Saroja Devi Geetha, Neha Seth, Karen Chau, Kasturi Das · 2026
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Description
Saroja Devi Geetha and colleagues checked how often TERT gene changes appear in unclear thyroid nodules. Published in 2026, the case series looked back at 567 thyroid samples sent for gene testing from 2019 to 2022. TERT changes were tied to thyroid cancers, yet their spread across unclear nodules was little known.
Only 12 samples, about 2 percent, carried TERT changes, four alone and eight with extra changes, in patients aged 69 on average. Of eight with surgery follow-up, half were cancer, a quarter benign, and a quarter of unclear cancer potential, with most nodules oncocytic. All checked patients were alive without return or spread at last contact. The authors stress a wider range than past reports, which tied TERT to cancers alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Saroja Devi Geetha, Neha Seth, Karen Chau, Kasturi Das |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |