PMC5105116_01
Scalp with invasion through to the calvarium/dura shown.
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F1
This lesion comprised a 6 x 6-cm, full-thickness defect that extended through the calvarium to the dura (Fig 1).
Excision of the tumor from scalp, calvarium, and dura.
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F2
There was a partial-thickness dural defect in the center of the craniectomy (Fig 2).
Latissimus dorsi flap contoured to the calvarium.
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F3
The superficial temporal artery and vein were anastomosed to the thoracodorsal artery and vein of the latissimus dorsi muscle using microsurgical principles (Fig 3).