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Course and predictors of excellent response to therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer at long-term follow-up

Shaza A. Samargandy, Ghofran N. Qorban, Arwa K. Aljadani, Salihah S. Almufarji, Abdulrahman M. Azab, Mazin A. Merdad, Marwan R. Al-Hajeili and Saad J. Samargandy
Saudi Medical Journal February 2024, 45 (2) 139-146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.2.20230596
Shaza A. Samargandy
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ghofran N. Qorban
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Arwa K. Aljadani
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Salihah S. Almufarji
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman M. Azab
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mazin A. Merdad
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Marwan R. Al-Hajeili
From the Department of Medicine (A. Samargandy, Qorban, Aljadani, Almufarji, Azab), Endocrinology Unit; form the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Merdad); from the Department of Medicine (Al-Hajeili), Oncology Unit; and from the Department of Community Medicine (J. Samargandy), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saad J. Samargandy
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