BRAF and colorectal carcinoma: The present study reported the experience of KRAS/v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) mutational screening on synchronous CRC pairs from 26 patients, which were defined as index lesions (ILs) and concurrent lesions (CLs) on the basis of tumor grade and dimension and their respective lymph node and distant metastases.