Aggressive scalp carcinoma with intracranial extension: A multidisciplinary experience of 25 patients with long-term follow-up

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 988-992

  Soma, P F ^a   Chibbaro, S ^b   Makiese, O ^b   Marsella, M ^c   Diemidio, P ^d   Fricia, M ^d   Passanisi, M ^d   Catania, V ^a   Sirago P ^a   Ventura, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c Department of Neurosurgery   (United States)

^d CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial invasion; Intracranial lesion; Scalp carcinoma; Vascularized free flap

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCALP CARCINOMA; SKIN CANCER;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CRANIAL SINUSES; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 48449095394     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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