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Accuracy of the ‘CUT’ Score for Assessing Malignancy in Bethesda 3 and 4 Thyroid Nodules in North American Population: A Retrospective Study

Areej N. Shihabia Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-2423
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Mohammad Husseina Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-7094
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Eman A. Toraiha Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;b Genetics Unit, Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9267-3787
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Abdallah S. Attiaa Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2163-0637
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Mohanad R. Youssefa Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Ahmed Elnahlaa Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Mahmoud Omara Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Mohamed Shamaa Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Ralph Corsettia Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Emad Kandila Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 693-699 | Received 06 Jun 2021, Accepted 10 May 2022, Published online: 14 Jul 2022

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