Actinic cheilitis and squamous cell carcinoma of the lip: clinical, histopathological and immunogenetic aspects Queilite actínica e carcinoma espinocelular do lábio: aspectos clínicos, histopatológicos e imunogenéticos

Actinic cheilitis is the main precancerous lesion of the lip. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip is reported together with oral carcinomas in the Brazilian official statistics. Overall, they account for 40% of the head and neck carcinomas. In general, physicians and dentists know little about what c...

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Main Authors: Renata Aparecida Martinez Antunes Ribeiro Vieira, Eliana Maria Minicucci, Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques, Silvio Alencar Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000100013