ONCOLOGIC ASPECTS OF VERMILIONECTOMY IN MICROINVASIVE SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LOWER LIP

Authors
VANDERWAL JE DEVISSCHER JGAM BAART JA VANDERWAAL I
Citation
Je. Vanderwal et al., ONCOLOGIC ASPECTS OF VERMILIONECTOMY IN MICROINVASIVE SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LOWER LIP, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 25(6), 1996, pp. 446-448
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
446 - 448
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1996)25:6<446:OAOVIM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Twelve patients with microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma of the lowe r lip were studied in order to determine whether vermilionectomy was j ustifiable. The maximum tumor thickness (MTT) varied between 1.1 and 3 .1 mm. In none of the patients was there local recurrence during a mea n follow-up period of 4.4 years (range 4-8). In view of these results and of what has been reported in the literature, it seems warranted to conclude that vermilionectomy is an appropriate procedure in microinv asive carcinoma of the lower lip with a MTT of up to 3 mm.