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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular, Adenoma, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Codon, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Humans, Hyperplasia, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Neoplasm Metastasis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroidectomy, Treatment Outcome, ras Proteins.
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Is nRAS codon 61 mutation associated with distant metastasis in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma? Context: Known factors related to distant metastases in follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) included age, primary tumor size, and invasiveness. Distant metastasis is a main cause of death in FTC patients. Several studies showed that the presence of RAS mutations is also associated with poor clinical outcomes. We analyzed RAS mutations in FTC with distant metastases, FTC without a distant metastasis, follicular adenoma (FA), and nodular hyperplasia (NH). Furthermore, we elucidated the relationship between RAS mutations and clinical outcomes in FTC patients. We selected patients who underwent a thyroidectomy for FTC with distant metastases (n=28), size matched FTC specimens without a distant metastasis (n=28), FA (n=17), and NH (n=12). NRAS, HRAS, and KRAS mutations were assessed using direct sequencing. Among 85 patients, 39 patients (46%) had RAS mutations. The NRAS codon 61 mutation (n=21; 25%) was the most common point mutation. HRAS codon 61, KRAS codon 12/13, and KRAS codon 61 mutations were found in 7, 6, and 4 patients, respectively. A NRAS codon 12/13 mutation was found in only 1 patient, and a HRAS codon 12/13 mutation was not found. RAS mutations were significantly more common in the FTC than FA or NH groups. Especially, the NRAS codon 61 mutation was associated with distant metastasis in patients with FTC.
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The presence of a RAS mutation, especially a NRAS codon 61 mutation, was significantly associated with the distant metastasis. The NRAS codon 61 mutation status might be a potential prognostic factor in FTC patients. Final Decision: yes