title: Fibrosarcoma of the scalp. Case report.
abstract: A parieto-occipital scalp tumor, noted in a Nigerian boy during the first month of his life, gradually increased in size, and after two attempts at partial removal there was a rapid increase in its size. When he was 17 years old, it measured 21 X 17 X 16 cm. There was no underlying skull defect. Complete excision of the tumor was achieved, and on histological examination it was found to be a fibrosarcoma. The patient was given a course of radiotherapy following wound healing. He remained well for 5 1/2 months but then had manifestations of small local recurrence and distant metastases that responded only minimally to another course of radiotherapy combined with cancer chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery