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Vulvar Disease

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These are common, usually asymptomatic subepithelial cysts occurring in the vestibule [1].

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  1. Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    David Nunns

  2. Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Rosalind Simpson

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Galilee Medical Center, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Medicine, Nahariya, Israel

    Jacob Bornstein

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Nunns, D., Simpson, R. (2019). Cysts. In: Bornstein, J. (eds) Vulvar Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61621-6_13

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