Basal cell carcinoma with extensive cerebellar invasion: A case report and literature review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Basal cell carcinoma with extensive cerebellar invasion: A case report and literature review

Published:2022-03-06 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:1-6
ISSN:2582-1318
Container-title:Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Case Rep Images Oncology

Author:

Noda Ryuichi¹,Yanagisawa Shunsuke²,Inoue Masato³,Hara Tetsuo⁴

Affiliation:

1. Medical Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higashii-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku,Tokyo, Japan

2. Medical Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

3. Chief Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

4. Vice President, Department of Neurosurgery, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

Introduction: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant skin neoplasm with an increasing incidence worldwide. Its local destructive behavior can cause invasion to the deeper construction and reach the brain parenchyma. Case Report: A 62-year-old male presented with myiasis of the occipital part of the skull with a large skin defect. Brain images showed a mass lesion in the cerebellum. The histological diagnosis, by biopsy of the skin lesion, was BCC. Conclusion: Our case was an intradural infiltration of BCC, which was difficult to diagnose on initial presentation because the lesion was covered by myiasis. It is notable that neurosurgeons and oncologists should be aware of the natural history of BCC, since it could infiltrate into the brain, mimicking a case of intracranial tumor.

Publisher

Edorium Journals Pvt. Ltd.

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology

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