title: Large osteolytic skull tumor presenting as a small subcutaneous scalp lesion.
abstract: Subcutaneous nodules of the scalp are common and usually benign. We describe a case that presented as a probable inclusion cyst or lipoma of the scalp that was discovered to be a benign osteolytic fibrohistiocytic lesion of the frontoparietal skull. This ultimately was successfully treated by neurosurgery with a craniectomy, tumor excision, and reconstructive cranioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Iowa Family Practice Residency Program, Waterloo, IA 50702, USA. JSutherl@neimef.org
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: Nader S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Dahdaleh
authors.forename: Jeremy D W
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Greenlee
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sargent
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery