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Diagnostic imaging of pediatric gastric masses often provides a challenge for the practicing radiologist. Radiologists should be aware of this relatively unusual pathology, particularly in cross-sectional imaging findings. We will review pediatric gastric masses and mass-like lesions, focusing on neoplastic and inflammatory etiologies.
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Furman, M.S., Connolly, S.A., Brown, S.D. et al. The pediatric stomach — masses and mass-like pathology. Pediatr Radiol 50, 1180–1190 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-020-04697-y
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