Lesions on the scalp are common; the most common are sebaceous cysts, which are often multiple.

Causes

Traumatic

  • Haematoma

  • Cephalhaematoma

Cystic

  • Sebaceous cysts (epidermal cysts) ( Fig. 52 )

    Figure 52, A large epidermal cyst (sebaceous cyst) of the scalp .

Neoplastic

Benign

  • Ivory osteoma

Malignant

Primary

  • Basal cell carcinoma

  • Squamous cell carcinoma

  • Malignant melanoma

  • Leukaemia

  • Myeloma

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