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. 2015 Mar 31;9(1):25-6.
doi: 10.3315/jdcr.2015.1195.

Photoletter to the editor: Basal cell carcinoma on the vermilion lip

Ana Batalla  1 , Ana Isabel Encinas-Muñiz  2 , Enrique Gutiérrez-González  1 , Daniel de la Mano  1
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Photoletter to the editor: Basal cell carcinoma on the vermilion lip

Ana Batalla et al. J Dermatol Case Rep. .

Abstract

The vermilion and vermilion border are rare locations for basal cell carcinoma. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman, who presented with an asymptomatic erosive lesion on the vermilion area of the upper lip. Histopathology examination was consistent with basal cell carcinoma. We suggest that basal cell carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of erosive/ulcerative lesions arising on the vermilion area of the lip.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; head and neck; lip; mucous membrane; skin cancer; ulcer.

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Figure 1
Umbilicated and ulcerated tumor on the vermilion area on the upper lip.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Ulcerated dermoepidermal tumor composed of neoplastic basal cell nests within a fibromixoid stroma (HE, 4x) (A) and closeup view of the characteristic peripheral palisade (HE, 20x) (B).
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