Within the BRAF(+) group 7 cancer recurrences were noted (5.5%), including 6 local relapses and 1 distant metastases, whereas in the BRAF(-) group 5 cancer recurrences (4.7%) were reported, including 3 local relapses and 2 cases of local relapse with concurrent metastatic disease. Here, BRAF is linked to metastatic neoplasm.