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A patient with a basal cell carcinoma infiltrating the superior sagittal sinus and involving a wide area on the scalp was successfully excised. Two lesions, one in the right frontotemporal region and the other in the temporo-parieto-occipital region, were present. Surgical resection of the two lesions was performed on two separate occasions. The tumor had invaded a wide area of the temporo-parieto-occipital region, and because of this, the scalp, skull and dura mater, together with a large part of the superior sagittal sinus, were excised. The resulting defect was reconstructed simultaneously. At one year follow-up, there was no recurrence of the lesion.
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Mindikoglu, A.N., Güzel, M.Z., Şenyuva, C. et al. Surgical treatment of an extensive basal cell carcinoma of the scalp infiltrating the superior sagittal sinus. Eur J Plast Surg 18, 50–52 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183700
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