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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Primary renal parenchymal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review
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Department of Medical Imaging, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China
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Department of Pathology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2026-02-21
Final revision date: 2026-08-17
Acceptance date: 2026-09-01
Online publication date: 2026-08-31
Corresponding author
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