Cheilitis glandularis progressing to squamous cell carcinoma in an hiv-infected patient: case report

Cheilitis glandularis (CG), is a rare inflammatory minor salivary gland disease affecting the lower lip. The hallmarks of which include progressive enlargement and eversion of the lower labial mucosa resulting in the obliteration of the mucosal-vermillion interface. A case is presented of a 47-year-...

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Published inEast African medical journal Vol. 84; no. 12; pp. 595 - 598
Main Authors Butt, F M A, Chindia, M L, Rana, F S, Ashani, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kenya 01.12.2007
Subjects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - physiopathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Cheilitis - complications
Cheilitis - pathology
Cheilitis - physiopathology
Disease Progression
Female
HIV Infections - physiopathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sialadenitis - physiopathology
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Summary:Cheilitis glandularis (CG), is a rare inflammatory minor salivary gland disease affecting the lower lip. The hallmarks of which include progressive enlargement and eversion of the lower labial mucosa resulting in the obliteration of the mucosal-vermillion interface. A case is presented of a 47-year-old HIV-infected woman who initially manifested clinical features of CG with a typical histopathology picture of a non-specific sialadenitis while a second biopsy performed six months later revealed well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). She is symptom free one year following excision and radiotherapy treatment.
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ISSN:0012-835X