Possible implantation carcinoma of the scalp following craniotomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Sarma, D.P.; Wang, J.F.; McAllister, M.V.; Wang, B.; Shehan, J.M.

Dermatology Online Journal 14(6): 20

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108
PMID: 18713600
Document Number: 621804
We report a case of a 50-year-old man who developed a possible implantation carcinoma of the scalp within the craniotomy scar 19 months after a metastatic renal cell tumor nodule was removed from the brain. The English literature on the implantation carcinoma is briefly reviewed.

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