title: Deep intracranial extension of squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. omeretlik@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Etlik
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bay
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izmirli
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uğraş
authors.forename: Nebi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed