Lip carcinoma: clinical presentation, surgical treatment, and outcome: a series of 108 cases from Denmark

• Published in: Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 342 - 347
• Main Authors: Kristensen, Rasmus N., Stemann Andersen, Peter, Lock-Andersen, Jørgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweden Taylor & Francis 03.09.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; basal cell carcinoma; Carcinoma, Basal Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Basal Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; complications; Denmark; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Lip - surgery; Lip neoplasms; Lip Neoplasms - mortality; Lip Neoplasms - pathology; Lip Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; squamous cell carcinoma; surgery; Survival Analysis; Lip neoplasms; basal cell carcinoma; complications; squamous cell carcinoma; surgery

Objective: Lip carcinomas are among the most common malignant tumours of the head and neck region but reports on the course and outcome of this disease are mainly based on Mediterranean, South American, and Oceanian populations. The aim of the study was to describe the treatment and outcome of patie...