Cheilitis glandularis: report of a case affecting the upper lip.
Cheilitis glandularis is a rare disorder characterized by swelling of the lip with hyperplasia of labial salivary glands, typically in the lower lip of adult males. A definitive cause and treatment for this disorder have not yet been established. Herein is reported a case of cheilitis glandularis affecting the upper lip with nodules, treated by surgical excision with good post-surgical results.
Matsumoto
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H
Kurachi
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Y
Nagumo
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M
D002613:Cheilitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged