TERT and neoplasm: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines classify patients with differentiated thyroid cancer into low, intermediate, and high-risk groups for recurrence after initial complete therapy based on the specific histology, tumor size, tumor encapsulation, multifocality, the extent of extrathyroidal extension, number of vascular invasion foci, number and size of the metastatic lymph nodes, and mutational status of BRAFV600E and/or TERT promoter when available [6].