Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Scalp Infiltrating the Occipital Bone: A Case Report

Ayoub  Bakhil; Adam  Benbachir; Amina  Kahoul; Hicham  Sabani; Lahcen  Khalfi; Jalal  Hamama; Karim El  Khatib

doi:10.18502/jcr.v11i3.17661

Ayoub Bakhil Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Adam Benbachir Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Amina Kahoul Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Hicham Sabani Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Lahcen Khalfi Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Jalal Hamama Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.
Karim El Khatib Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Hmimv Rabat Morocco, Mohammed V University Rabat Morocco, Morocco.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v11i3.17661

Keywords: Sarcoma; Scalp; Cranioplasty.

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare, histologically heterogeneous malignant tumors. Head and neck localization accounts for 10% of cases, with a poor prognosis in the presence of infiltration of the skull bones or endocranial extension. Management remains essentially surgical plus or minus radiotherapy. We report the case of a young patient admitted for management of a large-volume atypical scalp sarcoma with infiltration of the occipital bone, necessitating surgical resection with cranioplasty.