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A 44-year-old male who has 20 pack/year smoking history with no significant past medical history presented with a painful mass in his right upper neck, which had gradually enlarged for nearly 8 months. He had no problems with dysphagia, swallowing, chewing, phonation as well as any chest pain, palpitations, or dyspnea.
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Topkan, E., Yildirim, B.A., Parlak, C. (2015). Metastatic Cancer in Neck Node with Occult Primary. In: Beyzadeoglu, M., Ozyigit, G., Selek, U. (eds) Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10413-3_11
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