BRAF and neoplasm: In the analysis of all PTCs, BRAF V600E mutation alone was more frequently observed in male sex (p < 0.001), tumor size ≤ 1 cm (p < 0.001), classic PTCs (p < 0.001), no perinodal infiltrations (p = 0.005), and N1 (p = 0.009) and M0 (p < 0.001) stages.