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This chapter goes through various benign lid lesions whether solid or cystic. A brief description of the lesion and its pathological origin as well as its treatment is given per each entity. A special emphasis will be placed on the common lesions.
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Ahmed, R.A. (2020). Benign Lid Lesions. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_3
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