Giant scalp angiosarcoma with intracranial extension: Case report [İntrakranial uzani{dotless}mli{dotless} dev scalp angiosarcoma: Vaka sunumu]

Angiosarcoma is a rare and extremely aggressive soft tissue tumour which generally occurs in head and neck region,particularly in elderly people. they may arise as small plaques or multifocal nodules in the scalp. the diagnosis is not easy before arisen of neurological symptoms and pronounced enlargement in the scalp. treatment is closely related to the course of the disease. surgical treatment consists of wide resections and reconstruction. radiotherapy and chemotherapy may be indicated in cases of recurrent large lesions,focal or distant metastases. this study presents a 78-year-old female patient with a noticeable swelling on the left side of her head and history of bleeding in the scalp. mass lesion with intracranial invasion was removed with wide surgical margins and reconstruction followed by adjuvant radiotherapy.