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High‐grade Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma Harboring ETV6-NTRK3 Fusion: Defined by Morphology or Molecular Aberration?

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  1. Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 12, Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

    Niels J. Rupp & Sandra N. Freiberger

  2. Institute of Pathology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Constanze Nemes

  3. Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Elisabeth J. Rushing

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Gerhard F. Huber

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NJR discloses an advisory board function and receipt of honoraria from F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. The “SalvGlandDx” panel has been developed by a grant from the Iten-Kohaut-Foundation/University Hospital Zurich Foundation to NJR. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Rupp, N.J., Nemes, C., Rushing, E.J. et al. High‐grade Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma Harboring ETV6-NTRK3 Fusion: Defined by Morphology or Molecular Aberration?. Head and Neck Pathol 15, 1082–1084 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-021-01297-6

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