Spindle cell carcinoma of the lower lip: A case report and review of the literature

Authors

  • Belinda Kathleen Bunn Department of Operative Dentistry, Oral and Dental Hospital, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-4997
  • Pumela Rocky-Queen Gwengu Department of Operative Dentistry, Oral and Dental Hospital, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
  • Dakalo Nelwamondo Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v79i05.18054

Keywords:

Histopathological, cytokeratin

Abstract

To document the lip as an unusual site of clinical presentation of spindle cell carcinoma and to conduct a review of the literature. A 66-year-old male patient presented with an ulcerated lesion of the lower lip. Morphological examination and immunohistochemical profiling of the lesion were performed.

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Pumela Rocky-Queen Gwengu, Department of Operative Dentistry, Oral and Dental Hospital, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa




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2024-07-16

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Bunn, B. K., Gwengu, P. R.-Q., & Nelwamondo, D. (2024). Spindle cell carcinoma of the lower lip: A case report and review of the literature. South African Dental Journal, 79(05), 276–280. https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v79i05.18054

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Vol. 79 No. 05 (2024): The South African Dental Journal

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Case Reports

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