TY - JOUR PY - 1992// TI - Burns of the skull with underlying intracranial meningioma JO - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries A1 - Law, E. J. A1 - Spurrier, D. R. A1 - Madison, S. A. A1 - Still, J. M. SP - 426 EP - 428 VL - 18 IS - 5 N2 - A 68-year-old white-skinned male fell head first into a fireplace while having a seizure. Extensive burns of the skull were sustained requiring removal of the necrotic bone. The patient had an underlying meningioma. Healing of the skull was obtained using a latissimus dorsi flap. After the scalp was completely healed, the meningioma was successfully resected with significant improvement in the patient's mental function.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0305-4179 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -