Pilonidal Sinus of the Scalp: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 31-year-old man presented with a twenty-year history of a slowly growing nodule on his scalp in the postauricular area. The lesion was excised and with the clinical and histological findings, it was diagnosed as a pilonidal sinus. The purpose of this review is to report the unusual occurrence of a...

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Published in:	Balkan Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Olcay Ak Nalbant, Erdem Nalbant
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Trakya University 2011-11-01
Subjects:	Pilonidal sinus head and neck
Online Access:	http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=810

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