title: Cutaneous basosquamous carcinoma infiltrating cerebral tissue.
abstract: Basosquamous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignancy with specific histopathological features of both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Some authors believe that basosquamous carcinoma is a variant of basal cell carcinoma, while others suggest that this tumour may behave more aggressively. We present a 44-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with a basosquamous carcinoma histopathologically. She had extensive ulcero-vegetative lesions, involving the anterior half of the scalp, the left orbit and the left side of the face. With this case we aim to emphasize the aggressive nature of basosquamous carcinoma and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sendur
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dikicioglu
authors.forename: C Z
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy