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Article History

Received: 3 December 2025

Accepted: 21 January 2026

First Online: 16 February 2026

Declarations

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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: Informed consent was obtained from each patient and/or legal guardian as applicable before each RET gene test and each operation, all of which represented standard of care.

: The authors declare no competing interests.