Metastatic Implantation of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer at PEG Tube Site Exit—An Unusual Relapse Site
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1Vijay Palwe, 2Kaustav Talpatra, 3Umesh Mahantshetty, 4Seethalaxmi Viswanathan 1Senior Registrar, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, KD Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 3Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 4Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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