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ArticleSaudi medical journal2020

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 and 6 more

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Haddad H AlkaffHead and Neck & Skull Base Surgery Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. Abuhussein@hotmail.com.
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
Al Baha University · SAKing Abdullah Medical City · SAUmm al-Qura University · SAAin Shams University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo 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.

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AdultAge FactorsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaSex FactorsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsTime Factors

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PMID33294891
PMCPMC7841587
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