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The pelvis and testes are not uncommon sites for tumors in children [1]. Although the differential diagnosis for tumors in these sites is extremely large, most of these tumors fall into four types (Table 1).
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Cohen, M.D. (1999). Testicular and Pelvic Tumors. In: Bar-Ziv, J., Horev, G., Kalifa, G. (eds) Highlights of Pediatric Radiology. Syllabus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2253-9_18
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