VEGETANT TYPE SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN THE LOWER LIP: A CASE REPORT

Among lip cancers, 90% to 95% affect the lower lip, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most frequent. Regarding the type of tumor, vegetative type is the most prevalent, while verrucous type is rare, less aggressive, and with higher rates of cure. The ulcerative-vegetative and vegetative types...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2020-09, Vol.130 (3), p.e194-e194
Main Authors: SILVA, THAYS MARIANE CARDOSO MOURA DA, NÓBREGA, DIEGO FIGUEIREDO, BARROS, MARILURDES MONTEIRO, LIMA, ANA LUISA TORRES FONTES, MENESES, KELLY CRYSTINE BARBOSA, SILVA, RODRIGO NEVES, FERREIRA, SONIA MARIA SOARES
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Summary:Among lip cancers, 90% to 95% affect the lower lip, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most frequent. Regarding the type of tumor, vegetative type is the most prevalent, while verrucous type is rare, less aggressive, and with higher rates of cure. The ulcerative-vegetative and vegetative types are frequently related to larger lesions. This article reports the case of a 73-year-old male patient, a smoker for 60 years and alcoholic for 55 years. The examination showed a painless vegetative nodule with erythroleukoplastic color, well-defined borders, irregular outline measuring 2.5 × 1.5 × 1.0 cm, firm consistency, and verrucous surface localized in the vermilion and labial mucosa of the lower lip with approximately 3 years of evolution. The diagnostic hypotheses were verrucous carcinoma and SCC. Histopathologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of SCC, and the patient was referred for surgical treatment.
ISSN:2212-4403
2212-4411
DOI:10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.401