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Carbognin, G., Pinali, L., Procacci (†), C. (2005). Retroperitoneal Tumors. In: Gourtsoyiannis, N.C., Ros, P.R. (eds) Radiologic-Pathologic Correlations from Head to Toe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26664-X_27

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