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Surgery of the Scalp

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Swellings of the scalp could be either of congenital origin or acquired in nature. The main causes of scalp swellings are summarized in Table 2.1.

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Sakr, M. (2016). Surgery of the Scalp. In: Sakr, M. (eds) Head and Neck and Endocrine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27532-1_2

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