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S-KC, SA, NK, MM, and HO collected the data. S-KC and SA analyzed the data. S-KC and SA prepared the manuscript. YK diagnosed and prepared the pathological images. YI supervised and validated this study. All authors approved the final version for submission.
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Chang, SK., Ano, S., Kikuchi, N. et al. A case of lung and mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastasis in a patient with cancer of unknown primary site. Clin Exp Metastasis 39, 259–261 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-021-10134-7
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