title: Highly aggressive squamous cell carcinoma in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: Unusually aggressive forms of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma are being increasingly recognized as a complication of HIV infection. We report the case of a 59-year-old male patient with advanced HIV infection who presented with a highly aggressive SCC lesion over the scalp area with destruction of the underlying parietal bone and fulminant clinical progression.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Alergia e Imunologia Clínica do Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. rnmotta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rogerio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neves-Motta
authors.forename: Fernando Raphael de Almeida
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ferry
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Basílio-de-Oliveira
authors.forename: Ricardo de Souza
authors.initials: Rde S
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Carlos José
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Walter A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Eyer-Silva
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Morais-de-Sá
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*