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oncocytic sinonasal papilloma

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 Oncocytic sinonasal papilloma

Molecular biology

Oncocytic sinonasal papillomas (Cylindrical cell) show activated KRAS mutations.

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 Activating KRAS mutations are characteristic of oncocytic sinonasal papilloma and associated sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma. Udager AM, McHugh JB, Betz BL, Montone KT, Livolsi VA, Seethala RR, Yakirevich E, Iwenofu OH, Perez-Ordonez B, DuRoss KE, Weigelin HC, Lim MS, Elenitoba-Johnson KS, Brown NA. J Pathol. 2016 Aug;239(4):394-8. doi : 10.1002/path.4750
PMID: 27234382