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Benign liver tumors of the liver comprise a wide range of “mass-forming lesions,” including tumors deriving from the hepatocyte, the cholangiocyte, and the various cells of the vascular system, as well as various tumors of mesenchymal origin and a group of cystic or polycystic diseases of various origin [1–3].
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Cetta, F. (2015). Epidemiology and Histopathology. In: Aldrighetti, L., Cetta, F., Ferla, G. (eds) Benign Tumors of the Liver. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12985-3_1
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