Oncohema Key

Fig. 9.1 Anatomic boundaries and esthetic subunits of the lip The new vermilion created by mucosal advancement may display a darker red color than that of the opposite vermilion, which…

Fig. 8.1 (a) Vermilionectomy. The incision for the vermilionectomy is marked out from the vermilion border anteriorly, to the wet-dry line posteriorly. (b) The vermilion is excised in a submucosal…

Fig. 5.1 Crusted thin early SCC with sun damage to the entire vermilion. Suitable case for vermilionectomy Laser vermilionectomy has been used for premalignant lesions of the lower lip [3]…

Fig. 12.1 Excision of lesion of the upper lip Fig. 12.2 Tension-free primary closure of the upper lip with re-approximation of the mucosa, orbicularis oris, and vermilion 12.3 Hematoma Every…

Fig. 10.1 Picture depicts a very narrow mouth opening secondary to previous reconstruction of a dog bite with local advancement flaps. The patient who is currently a teenager had undergone…

Author Overall recurrence rate Local Average time (month) Regional Average time (month) 5-year survival (%) Vukadinovic et al. [7] 17.5 10.8 Ns 4.5 Ns 97.8 Grover et al. [8] 27.5…

Fig. 14.1 Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lower lip mucosa with characteristic ulceration Three histologic patterns can be identified, the cribriform (“Swiss cheese”), tubular, and solid, and they may coexist…

Fig. 3.1 Clinical presentation of AC of the lower lip. Actinic cheilitis of lower vermilion characterized by blurring of the vermilion line, atrophy, dryness, red and white areas, crusting, and…

Primary Neck Definitive Adjuvant Definitive Adjuvant Cosmesis Positive margins Neck dissection not performed and: Multiple lymph nodes Preserve function >5 mm depth  T3/T4 tumors or >2 cm in size Extracapsular…