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Article History

Received: 8 December 2024

Accepted: 8 May 2025

First Online: 15 May 2025

Declarations

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: All participants were fully informed about the aims and outcomes of the study, and were asked to sign a written consent before taking the specimen by the pathologist in-charge. The results have been shown to and discussed with patients. Ethical approval was obtained from the National Ribat University Ethical Research Committee in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki Principles, and the agreement was taken from all patients before sample and data collection. Informed consent was obtained from every patient included in the study. The patient’s information was highly secured and not used for other purposes than scientific inquiry. Risk and benefits for the patients from outcomes of the research insured. The aims and objectives of the study along with its procedure, methods, risks and benefits of this study were explained to each participant in easily understandable local language, and written informed consent was taken from each patient.

: NRU-REC/05–022./07.

: 26/5/2022.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.