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External Angular Dermoid and Pilomatrixoma

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The head and neck region is the commonest site for dermoid cysts in children. External angular dermoid comprises nearly 61% of all head and neck dermoid cysts [1]. They are congenital swellings, but not all are clinically apparent at birth. They occur at the outer corner of the eye typically appearing as a mass beneath the outer end of the eyebrow.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ashish Wakhlu & Nitin Pant

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Wakhlu, A., Pant, N. (2020). External Angular Dermoid and Pilomatrixoma. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D., Koyle, M. (eds) Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24730-0_14

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