title: Superficial leiomyosarcoma of the scalp: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of a 91-year old female, with no family history of malignancy, diagnosed with primary superficial leiomyosarcoma G1 of the scalp with frontal bone lysis and intracranial extension. The particularity of this case is the rarity of this tumor and the uncommon location. Also the bone involvement, present in our case, has been seen only in a reduced number of patients, approximately 10% of the cases.
authors: Emergency County Hospital, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. manu_2416@yahoo.com
authors: Manuela
authors: M
authors: Pop
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: Botar Jid
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Hotoleanu
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Vasilescu
authors: Silviu
authors: S
authors: Sfrangeu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*