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Before 1960, few, if any, children with malignant liver tumors survived. However, reports of more aggressive investigation and treatment have recently appeared, and we are now beginning to achieve some encouraging results with these difficult and discouraging tumors of childhood.
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Ein, S.H., Stephens, C.A. (1973). Malignant Liver Tumors in Childhood. In: Godden, J.O. (eds) Cancer in Childhood. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2070-8_22
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