Surgical options for treatment of lip and perioral tumors: report of 5 cases
An. bras. dermatol
; 89(3): 493-496, May-Jun/2014. graf
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ABSTRACT
Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are the main neoplasms of lip and perioral location. We describe different techniques of successful surgical reconstruction, including flaps or simple incision and suture. Using the latter technique satisfactory results were demonstrated, although the incision made removed more than a third of the lip, contrary to the literature. Our goal is to emphasize that the common sense and experience of the surgeon should prevail in the choice of reconstructive method. Moreover, even if the priority is complete excision of the lesion, we cannot ignore the aesthetic and functional recovery objective.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Labiais
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil