RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Thyroid neoplasm in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia JF Saudi Medical Journal JO Saudi Med J FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City SP 1330 OP 1335 DO 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25575 VO 41 IS 12 A1 Haddad H. Alkaff A1 Bayan O. Besharah A1 Deemah H. Bukhari A1 Suhail I. Sayed A1 Mohammad A. Alessa A1 Sherif K. Abdelmonim A1 Saeed A. Alghamdi A1 Fares E. Alghamdi A1 Omar A. Abu Suliman A1 Firas R. Abi Sheffah A1 Anas H. Al-Tammas A1 Rajab A. Al-Zahrani A1 Osama A. Marglani A1 John C. Heaphy A1 Osama A. Bawazir A1 Ameen Z. Alherabi YR 2020 UL http://smj.org.sa/content/41/12/1330.abstract AB Objectives: To improve our local data and demographics of thyroid neoplasm in Makkah region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and provide some basic statistics for future studies in our local community.Methods: A record based retrospective epidemiological study was conducted and included 314 thyroid disease patients who were presented to our centers at Makkah region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between December 2009 and December 2019.Results: A descriptive statistical analysis was carried out. The average age was 42.77 years, with a female-to-male ratio of 3:1, and most of the patients were Saudi (77%). Fifty-seven percent of cases were benign, while in malignant cases, 33.4% were papillary thyroid carcinoma. The mean follow-up time was 15.44 months, with excellent compliance in 39.4% of the patients.Conclusion: Thyroid tumors have a leading incidence in head and neck tumors in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, mandating further studies to determine the causes and distribution in other regions of the country.