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Salivary Gland-Type Tumors

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Primary pulmonary salivary gland-type tumors (PSGTs) are rare tumors that comprise less than 1.0% of all lung cancers.

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Zhang, S. (2023). Salivary Gland-Type Tumors. In: Zhang, S. (eds) Diagnostic Imaging of Lung Cancers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6815-2_11

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