SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LIP IN A 19-MONTH-OLD CHILD - A CASE-REPORT

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip is rarely seen in children. We pres ent the case of a 19-month-old child, without known risk factors, who developed invasive squamous cell carcinoma involving the skin and unde rlying muscle of the lip. The histology of the tumor was invasive squa mous cell carcinoma of the keratoacanthoma type. The distinction betwe en this lesion and keratoacanthoma is often difficult and rests on the findings of invasion and significant atypia. Due to the extremely low incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in children, there are few thera peutic guidelines pertaining specifically to infants or children. This patient underwent wide local excision as definitive treatment Current ly, it is 24 months after excision of the tumor and he remains free of clinical recurrence.