2nd Edition: Molecular Testing for Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 December 2024 | Viewed by 1450
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thyroid cancer; papillary thyroid carcinoma; poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma; anaplastic thyroid carcinoma; molecular pathology; cytology; fine needle aspiration; histopathology
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Interests: surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
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Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, molecular testing for thyroid nodules and cancers has made significant progress, and it is able to identify thyroid cancer-related molecular markers which can then be applied clinically for improved decision making in different settings, representing a powerful diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive tool when used judiciously in conjunction with clinical, pathological, and radiological data. The main application of molecular testing is for thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology (Bethesda III or IV), which represent 10–30% of thyroid nodules. For these indeterminate thyroid nodules, molecular testing is increasingly used in North America to predict the probability of cancer and help guide management, including surveillance for nodules that are likely benign or surgery for nodules that are likely malignant. For the latter nodules, molecular testing may also inform the extent of surgical management (lobectomy vs. total thyroidectomy) by predicting the cancer type and risk of cancer recurrence. Similarly, molecular testing may also be considered for thyroid nodules that are suspicious or positive for malignancy upon cytological examination (Bethesda V and VI) if the results are expected to impact patient management, including the timing and optimal extent of surgery. Finally, in patients with advanced thyroid cancer, including anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, molecular testing plays a critical role in identifying potential therapeutic targets, allowing for the consideration of neoadjuvant targeted therapy and redefining the role and timing of surgical intervention.
On the other hand, the various molecular testing platforms for thyroid nodules are still costly and not widely available, and data demonstrating significant clinical impacts and supporting their routine use in various clinical settings are still limited.
This Special Issue will include original articles and reviews that focus on key genetic alterations in thyroid nodules and cancers and the application of molecular testing with different platforms in the various clinical settings highlighted above.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Cancers.
We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Marc P. Pusztaszeri
Dr. Richard J. Payne
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thyroid nodules
- thyroid cancer
- molecular testing
- cytology
- fine needle aspiration
- personalized medicine
- mutations
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