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:middle east journal of cancer
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shahram paydar trauma research center, shahid rajaee (emtiaz) trauma hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
saeedeh pourahmad department of biostatistics, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
mohsen azad department of biostatistics, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
shahram bolandparvaz trauma research center, shahid rajaee (emtiaz) trauma hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
reza taheri department of neurosurgery, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
zahra ghahramani trauma research center, shahid rajaee (emtiaz) trauma hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
background: clinically frank thyroid nodules are common and believed to be present in 4% to 10% of the adult population in the united states. in the current literature, fine needle aspiration biopsies are considered to be the milestone of a model which helps the physician decide whether a certain thyroid nodule needs a surgical approach or not. a considerable fact is that sensitivity and specif...