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Scalp Nodule: A Rare Initial Presentation of Metastatic Esophageal Cancer

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    Abhilash Dagar, Ram Pukar Bharat, Divya Kannan, Abhinav Singhal, Aman Sharma, Shipra Agarwal & Supriya Mallick

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AD, RB, and DK: drafting the report and photomicrograph; AS: PET reporting; SA, SM, and AS: writing and final approval.

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Dagar, A., Bharat, R.P., Kannan, D. et al. Scalp Nodule: A Rare Initial Presentation of Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. J Gastrointest Canc 54, 1003–1005 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-022-00898-w

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