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Deep intracranial extension of squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp.

Etlik O, Bay A, Izmirli M, Uğraş S, Yilmaz N, Turan A

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. omeretlik@hotmail.com

We report a case of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the scalp with deep cerebral invasion in a 15-year-old girl. Plain films and CT showed extensive, full thickness, and skull destruction at the vertex. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI revealed neoplastic invasion of the meninges and both cerebral hemispheres down to the lateral ventricle. This case represents an example of (SCC) imitating a primary brain tumor by exhibiting intracranial extension.

Published 17 October 2005 in Pediatr Blood Cancer, 45(7): 994-6.
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