Swelling on the head - A forgotten lesson: A case report of an intradiploic epidermal cyst with an iatrogenic complication

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-157

  Sudhakar, N ^a   Stephenson, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complication; Intradiploic epidermal cyst; Investigation; Scalp swelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDEMA; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCALP; SKULL DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1642444688     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00264-X     Document Type: Article

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