Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma of lower lip reconstructed with bilateral fan flap
Author(s) -
Bhatt D Supreet,
Semmia Mathivanan,
Mustafa I Merchant,
Niranjan S Patil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_3_16
Subject(s) - medicine , perineural invasion , lower lip , basal cell , lymph node metastasis , cancer , metastasis , upper lip , carcinoma , pathology , surgery , anatomy
The most frequent tumor related to the lips is the squamous cell carcinoma, with the lower lip more commonly involved than the upper lip. The pivotal risk factors having impact on the prognosis include size of the tumor, histopathological type and grade, perineural invasion, regional lymph node metastasis, and local recurrences. Management of lip cancer and reconstruction is a surgical challenge.