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Breast Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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Infants, children, and adolescents present with a wide spectrum of breast diseases. The underlying mechanisms include congenital and developmental factors, infections, trauma, endocrinological disorders, and benign and malignant tumors.

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  1. Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, Hannover, 30625, Germany

    Benno M. Ure MD

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, German

    Martin L. Metzelder

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  1. Children's Research Centre Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12, Ireland

    Prem Puri MS FRCS FRCS (Ed) FACS FAAP (Hon)

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical University, Auenbruggerplatz 34, Graz, A-8036, Austria

    Michael Höllwarth MD

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Ure, B.M., Metzelder, M.L. (2009). Breast Disorders in Children and Adolescents. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69560-8_26

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