Open AccessPrimary intracranial squamous cell carcinoma with a fatal course
Author(s) -
Patrizia Pisano,
Francesco Lombardi,
Daniele Bongetta,
Giuseppe La Rocca,
Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa,
Cesare Zoia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_148_20
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , primary (astronomy) , degeneration (medical) , epidermoid cyst , pathology , epidermoid carcinoma , radiology , physics , astronomy
Intracranial squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are extremely rare. They can be primary or represent a degeneration of an epidermoid cyst (EC). We report the case of a patient operated, with an endoscopic transnasal approach, for a primary intracranial SCC. The optimal management for patients with primary intracranial SCC or ECs which have undergone malignant degeneration has yet to be identified.