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Research ArticleOriginal Article
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Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in evaluating thyroid nodules

A retrospective study from a tertiary care center of Western region, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed S. Bahaj, Haddad H. Alkaff, Bashair N. Melebari, Anwar N. Melebari, Suhail I. Sayed, Syeddah S. Mujtaba, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, Mohammad A. Alessa, Firas R. Abi Sheffah, Anas H. Al-Tammas, Rajab A. Al-Zahrani, Osama A. Marglani, John C. Heaphy, Osama A. Bawazir and Ameen Z. Alherabi
Saudi Medical Journal October 2020, 41 (10) 1098-1103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.10.25417
Ahmed S. Bahaj
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Haddad H. Alkaff
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Bashair N. Melebari
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Anwar N. Melebari
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Suhail I. Sayed
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Syeddah S. Mujtaba
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Sherif K. Abdelmonim
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Saeed A. Alghamdi
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Fares E. Alghamdi
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Omar A. Abu Suliman
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Mohammad A. Alessa
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Firas R. Abi Sheffah
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Anas H. Al-Tammas
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Rajab A. Al-Zahrani
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Osama A. Marglani
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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John C. Heaphy
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Osama A. Bawazir
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Ameen Z. Alherabi
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vol. 41 no. 10 1098-1103
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.10.25417
PubMed 
33026051

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received April 16, 2020
  • Accepted September 13, 2020
  • Published online October 1, 2020.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author Information

  1. Ahmed S. Bahaj, MD, JBORL,
  2. Haddad H. Alkaff, MD, ABORL,
  3. Bashair N. Melebari, MD,
  4. Anwar N. Melebari, MD,
  5. Suhail I. Sayed, MS, FACS,
  6. Syeddah S. Mujtaba, FCPS,
  7. Sherif K. Abdelmonim, MS, PhD,
  8. Saeed A. Alghamdi, MD, SBORL,
  9. Fares E. Alghamdi, MD, SBORL,
  10. Omar A. Abu Suliman, MD, SBORL,
  11. Mohammad A. Alessa, MD, SBORL,
  12. Firas R. Abi Sheffah, MD, ABORL,
  13. Anas H. Al-Tammas, MD, ABORL,
  14. Rajab A. Al-Zahrani, MD, SBORL,
  15. Osama A. Marglani, MD, FRCSC,
  16. John C. Heaphy, MD, ABOto,
  17. Osama A. Bawazir, MBBS, FRCSC and
  18. Ameen Z. Alherabi, FACS, FRCSC⇑
  1. From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Bahaj, Alkaff, Sayed, Abdelmonim, Alghamdi A, Alghamdi FE, Abu Suliman, Alessa, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Pathology (Mujtaba), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology (BN. Melebari, AN. Melebari, Marglani, Alherabi), Head & Neck Surgery; from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Al-Zahrani), Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abdelmonim), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Ameen Z. Alherabi, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: azherabi{at}uqu.edu.sa ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1001-3492
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Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in evaluating thyroid nodules
Ahmed S. Bahaj, Haddad H. Alkaff, Bashair N. Melebari, Anwar N. Melebari, Suhail I. Sayed, Syeddah S. Mujtaba, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, Mohammad A. Alessa, Firas R. Abi Sheffah, Anas H. Al-Tammas, Rajab A. Al-Zahrani, Osama A. Marglani, John C. Heaphy, Osama A. Bawazir, Ameen Z. Alherabi
Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2020, 41 (10) 1098-1103; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.10.25417

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Ahmed S. Bahaj, Haddad H. Alkaff, Bashair N. Melebari, Anwar N. Melebari, Suhail I. Sayed, Syeddah S. Mujtaba, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, Mohammad A. Alessa, Firas R. Abi Sheffah, Anas H. Al-Tammas, Rajab A. Al-Zahrani, Osama A. Marglani, John C. Heaphy, Osama A. Bawazir, Ameen Z. Alherabi
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