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Vascular anomalies frequently involve the face and lateral face, making them difficult to treat, as all treatments can cause facial disfigurement and motor nerve dysfunction. This chapter highlights the unique treatment challenges these lesions pose.

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Miller, C., Bly, R.A. (2018). Parotid and Deep Vascular Tumors. In: Perkins, J., Balakrishnan, K. (eds) Evidence-Based Management of Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92306-2_18

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