Monday, May 8, 2017

Overview

  • One of the most common locations of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - 30% of cancers of the oral cavity (Copelli et al. 2021)
  • Usually detected early - visible location and slow-growing (Copelli et al. 2021)
  • Nodal metastasis presents in 3-29% of patients (Copelli et al. 2021)
  • Imaging is rarely need for diagnosis or evaluation
  • Mainstay of treatment is surgical resection with wide local excision (Copelli et al. 2021)

Radiologic Findings

CT with Contrast
LowerLipscca_CT_0728

References

Copelli C, Manfuso A, Cassano L, Pederneschi N, Tewfik K, Pansini A, Cocchi R. Recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip: salvage surgery outcome. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Oct;59(8):921-927. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 34456078.

Schnur J, Johnson Shaw ME, Carnio LR, Casadesus D. Aggressive squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Dec 17;13(12):e239281. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239281. PMID: 33334769; PMCID: PMC7747583.