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Corresponding with the great variety of malignant tumours in childhood their clinical symptoms are manifold. In this general section, we shall treat only the most frequent signs — and those which are most often misinterpreted. More details will be given in the chapters on specific malignancies.
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Neidhardt, M.K. (1975). Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis. In: Bloom, H.J.G., Lemerle, J., Neidhardt, M.K., Voûte, P.A. (eds) Cancer in Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96258-5_8
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