title: Giant tricholemmal squamous cell carcinoma with cranial infiltration.
abstract: Tricholemmal squamous cell carcinoma is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma thought to follow a more benign course. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old man with a giant tricholemmal squamous cell carcinoma on his scalp. Further investigations demonstrated a skull destruction and cranial invasion. Curative treatment was impossible, but tumor mass reduction and wound closure by sandwich split-thickness skin mesh graft transplantation using a dermal template was performed. Problems of advanced squamous cell carcinoma on the scalp are discussed.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayyoud
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kittner
authors.forename: Eberhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dürig