title: Implant-retained skull prosthesis to cover a large defect of the hairy skull resulting from treatment of a basal cell carcinoma: A clinical report.
abstract: Skin carcinoma, particularly basal cell carcinoma, and its treatment can result in large defects of the hairy skull. A 53-year-old man is described who was surgically treated for a large basal cell carcinoma invading the skin and underlying tissue at the top of the hairy skull. Treatment consisted of resecting the tumor and external part of the skull bone. To protect the brain and to cover the defect of the hairy skull, an acrylic resin skull prosthesis with hair was designed to mask the defect. The skull prosthesis was retained on 8 extraoral implants placed at the margins of the defect in the skull bone. The patient was satisfied with the treatment outcome.
authors.affiliation: Dentist, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jitske
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.affiliation: Professor and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arjan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissink
authors.affiliation: Professor and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Gerry M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raghoebar
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: a.visser@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visser
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*