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Malignant Lid Lesions

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The eyelids are a common site of malignant lesions. They vary from slowly growing locally malignant with excellent prognosis to aggressive lesions threatening life. Their common and special features will be discussed, as well as their treatment.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Kareem B. Elessawy & Aliaa A. Farag

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  1. Cairo University, Dokki, Cario, Egypt

    Essam A. El Toukhy

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Elessawy, K.B., Farag, A.A. (2020). Malignant Lid Lesions. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_4

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