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Renal Tumors in Children

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Renal tumors are rare in children, with some of them being highly treatable and usually curable.

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Al-Salem, A.H. (2017). Renal Tumors in Children. In: An Illustrated Guide to Pediatric Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44182-5_4

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