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Cutaneous Metastasis of Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: a Case Report

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All the data regarding the findings are available within the manuscript.

Abbreviations

CEA :

carcinoembryonic antigen

FDG :

flurodeoxyglucose

FNAC :

fine needle aspiration cytology

LNEC :

laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinomas

NETs :

neuroendocrine tumors

PAP :

Papanicolaou

PET :

positron emission tomography

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  1. Department of Pathology, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India

    Santosh Tummidi, Kanchan Kothari & Mona Agnihotri

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TS carried out data acquisition, data analysis, and manuscript preparation and will stand as guarantor also. KK carried out concepts and design, literature search, and participated in clinical study. MA carried out concepts and design and literature search. All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Tummidi, S., Kothari, K. & Agnihotri, M. Cutaneous Metastasis of Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: a Case Report. Indian J Surg Oncol 10, 563–566 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00933-6

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