Basosquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lower Lip Arising from Actinic Cheilitis: Case Report and up Date
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squamous differentiation, positivity for BerEP4 and
negativity for EMA, exactly as described in papers con-
cerning BSC de scri pt ion [14].
Although rare in women and in the lower lip, this case
alerts us to the possibility of tumors other than SCC af-
fecting lips. This reinforces the need to investigate ulcers
associated or not associated with actinic cheilitis, by cy-
topathological and histopathological examination. BSC,
although rare and nonspecific clinical presentation, re-
quires an accurate diagnosis because of its frequency of
recurrence and greatly increased incidence of pulmonary
metastasis compared to BCC and SCC.
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