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Oesterling, F., Kajüter, H., Nachtsheim, L. et al. Letter: Parotid gland metastases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma – a corroboration at population level. Head and Neck Pathol 16, 836–837 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-022-01443-8
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