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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
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Suhail I. Sayed
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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
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Anas H. Al-Tammas
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Rajab A. Al-Zahrani
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Osama A. Marglani
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John C. Heaphy
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Osama A. Bawazir
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Ameen Z. Alherabi
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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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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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