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Research ArticleOriginal Article
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Thyroid neoplasm in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia

A retrospective epidemiological study

Haddad H. Alkaff, Bayan O. Besharah, Deemah H. Bukhari, Suhail I. Sayed, Mohammad A. Alessa, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, 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 December 2020, 41 (12) 1330-1335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.12.25575
Haddad H. Alkaff
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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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Bayan O. Besharah
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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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Deemah H. Bukhari
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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 (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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
From the Head and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center (Alkaff, Besharah, Sayed, Alessa, Abdelmonim, S. Alghamdi, F. Alghamdi, Abu Suliman, Al-Zahrani, Marglani, Alherabi), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Marglani, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Bukhari), King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Abi Sheffah, Al-Tammas, Marglani, Heaphy, Alherabi); from the Department of Surgery (Bawazir), Pediatric Surgery Section, 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, Bayan O. Besharah, Deemah H. Bukhari, Suhail I. Sayed, Mohammad A. Alessa, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, 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 Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1330-1335; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25575

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Haddad H. Alkaff, Bayan O. Besharah, Deemah H. Bukhari, Suhail I. Sayed, Mohammad A. Alessa, Sherif K. Abdelmonim, Saeed A. Alghamdi, Fares E. Alghamdi, Omar A. Abu Suliman, 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 Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1330-1335; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25575
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