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Aside from hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, or hepatic metastases, some hepatic lesions are exceedingly rare. Given the rarity of some hepatic lesions, arriving at a definitive diagnosis and management plan can be particularly challenging. In this chapter, we present an overview of clinical presentations, diagnosis, and management of uncommon hepatic tumors derived from available literature.
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Richardson, E., Fink, S., Fried, J. (2022). Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management of Uncommon Liver Tumors. In: Doria, C., Rogart, J.N. (eds) Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41683-6_11
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