Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 2 Medicine Based Department, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia [email protected]
BMJ Case Rep, 2021 Aug 09;14(8).
PMID: 34373248 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242276

Abstract

Sarcomas are a group of rare malignant tumours of the connective tissues. They can occur in almost any location, but more frequently in the extremities. The occurrence of sarcomas in the head and neck region is less than 1%. We are presenting a case report of a very large cranial sarcoma. Gross total tumour excision was done with pedicle skin graft and titanium mesh cranioplasty. The excised tumour weighed approximately 1.1 kg. Histopathological examination showed primitive intermediate-sized tumour cells arranged in sheets, nests and cords with focal palisading. Postoperative MRI done 2 weeks post surgery showed no evidence of residual tumour.

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