Squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp: a combination of different therapeutic strategies

Emilio Trignano; Matilde Tettamanzi; Silvia Rampazzo; Claudia Trignano; Riccardo Boccaletti; Giovanni Maria Fadda; Fabrizio Sanna; Francesco Bussu; Antonio Cossu; Corrado Rubino

doi:10.1080/23320885.2023.2210670

Squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp: a combination of different therapeutic strategies

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2023 May 12;10(1):2210670. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2023.2210670. eCollection 2023.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Forensic Department, Sassari, Italy.
³ Unit of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Civile Santissima Annunziata, Sassari, Italy.
⁴ UOC Oncologia Medica, AO Universitaria di Sassari.
⁵ Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy.
⁶ Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Otolaryngology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁷ Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Abstract

A case study of a 71-year-old man with a giant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp and calvaria is presented, where a combination of surgical excision, reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi muscular free flap, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy were used to control the disease for two years without recurrence.

Keywords: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; cemiplimab; immunotherapy; radiotherapy; skin cancer surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This research was granted by the resources of the call “Fondazione di Sardegna” – year 2017 (Finanziato a valere sulle risorse del bando Fondazione di Sardegna – annualità 2017). Grant Reference: J85F21001150007.