title: Lethal basal cell carcinoma secondary to cerebral invasion.
abstract: Intracranial invasion by a basal cell carcinoma on the scalp is extremely rare. We present an autopsy case of a 57-year-old woman who developed a large destructive basal cell carcinoma with extension through the calvarium and compression of the dura. We compare 7 similar cases reported in the literature and review the risks for development of these aggressive fatal basal cell carcinomas on the scalp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kovarik
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barnard
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*