title: Surgical options for treatment of lip and perioral tumors: report of 5 cases.
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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campany
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anna Beatriz Celano
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Novellino
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mesquita Filho
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome