Advanced and recurrent squamous carcinoma of the lower lip.
The results of aggressive surgical treatment of primary lip cancer and advanced and recurrent carcinoma of the lip are illustrated and discussed. Early detection of involved lymph nodes before capsular penetration occurs and careful and complete dissection of the submental and submandibular regions are advocated as possible ways to prevent persistent upper neck disease, the main killer of these patients.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009518:New York; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence