II. Pathophysiology
- Categorized as a Skin Cancer
III. Risk Factors
- Prolonged Sun Exposure
- Tobacco Smoking (esp. Pipe smoking)
IV. Symptoms
- Recurrent or non-healing Lip Ulcer
V. Signs
- Ulcer with overlying crust
- Borders of ulcer are heaped up
VI. Course
- Contiguous spread of untreated tumors
VII. References
- Diaz in Noble (2001) Primary Care Medicine, p. 1757
- Weinberg (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(7):1379-86 [PubMed]
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| Definition (NCI) | A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the lip. |
| Definition (MSH) | Tumors or cancer of the LIP. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| MSH | D008048 |
| SnomedCT | 126770008 |
| English | Lip Neoplasms, Neoplasm, Lip, Neoplasms, Lip, LIP NEOPL, NEOPL LIP, neoplasm of lip, neoplasm of lip (diagnosis), lip neoplasm, Lip Neoplasms [Disease/Finding], lips neoplasm, lip tumor, lip tumors, Lip neoplasm NOS, Lips--Tumors, Lip neoplasm, Tumor of lip, Tumour of lip, Neoplasm of lip (disorder), Neoplasm of lip, Lip Neoplasm, Lip Tumor, Neoplasm of Lip, Neoplasm of the Lip, Tumor of Lip, Tumor of the Lip |
| Italian | Tumore delle labbra, Tumore delle labbra non specificato, Neoplasie del labbro |
| Dutch | lipneoplasma NAO, lipneoplasma, Liptumor, Liptumoren, Tumor, lip-, Tumoren, lip- |
| French | Tumeur de la lèvre SAI, Tumeur de la lèvre, Tumeurs de la lèvre, Tumeurs des lèvres, Tumeurs labiales |
| German | Neubildung an der Lippe NNB, Neubildung an der Lippe, Lippentumoren, Tumoren, Lippen- |
| Portuguese | Neoplasia do lábio NE, Neoplasia do lábio, Neoplasias Labiais |
| Spanish | Neoplasia en labio NEOM, neoplasia de labio (trastorno), neoplasia de labio, tumor de labio, Neoplasia en labio, Neoplasias de los Labios |
| Japanese | 口唇新生物ＮＯＳ, ｺｳｼﾝｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂ, ｺｳｼﾝｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂNOS, 口唇腫瘍, 口唇新生物 |
| Swedish | Läpptumörer |
| Finnish | Huulen kasvaimet |
| Russian | GUBY NOVOOBRAZOVANIIA, GUBY, NOVOOBRAZOVANIIA, GUB NOVOOBRAZOVANIIA, ГУБ НОВООБРАЗОВАНИЯ, ГУБЫ НОВООБРАЗОВАНИЯ, ГУБЫ, НОВООБРАЗОВАНИЯ |
| Czech | Novotvar rtu, Novotvar rtu NOS, ret - nádory, nádory rtu |
| Polish | Nowotwory warg |
| Hungarian | Ajak neoplasia, Ajak neoplasia k.m.n. |
| Norwegian | Leppeneoplasmer, Leppetumorer, Leppesvulster |
Ontology: Carcinoma of lip (C0149637)
| Definition (NCI) | A malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from the lips. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| SnomedCT | 154435005, 187599002, 269515006 |
| English | carcinoma of lip (diagnosis), carcinoma of lip, lip neoplasm malignant carcinoma, carcinomas lip, lip carcinoma, carcinoma lip, Carcinoma of lip, Carcinoma of lip (disorder), Lip Carcinoma, Carcinoma of Lip, Carcinoma of the Lip |
| Spanish | carcinoma de labio (trastorno), carcinoma de labio |
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| Definition (NCI) | A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the lip. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| MSH | D008048 |
| ICD9 | 140 |
| ICD10 | C00 , C00.9 |
| SnomedCT | 93869001, 187599002, 309808004, 187625008, 363348004 |
| English | Malignant neoplasm of lip, Lip, unspecified, Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, Malignant neoplasm lip, unsp, malignant neoplasm of lip (diagnosis), lip neoplasm malignant, malignant neoplasm of lip, Malignant lip cancer, Malignant lip neoplasm, Cancer of the Lip, Cancers, Lip, Lip Cancer, Lip Cancers, cancer of lip, cancer lips, lip cancer, lip cancers, of lip cancer, cancer of the lip, cancer lip, Cancer, Lip, Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified (disorder), Lips--Cancer, CA - Cancer of lip, Cancer of lip, Malignant tumor of lip, Malignant tumour of lip, Malignant tumor of lip (disorder), Malignant neoplasm of lip, NOS, Malignant Lip Neoplasm, Malignant Lip Tumor, Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Malignant Neoplasm of the Lip, Malignant Tumor of Lip, Malignant Tumor of the Lip, Cancer of Lip |
| Dutch | maligne lipkanker, kanker van de lip, maligne lipneoplasma, maligne neoplasma van de lip, Maligne neoplasma van lip, niet gespecificeerd, Maligne neoplasma van lip, Lipkanker, Tumor van de lip |
| French | Cancer malin de la lèvre, Cancer de la lèvre, Cancer labial, Tumeur labiale maligne, Tumeur maligne de la lèvre |
| German | boesartiger Lippenkrebs, boesartige Neubildung der Lippe, boesartige Lippenneubildung, Krebs der Lippe, Boesartige Neubildung der Lippe, Boesartige Neubildung: Lippe, nicht naeher bezeichnet, Lippenkrebs |
| Italian | Tumore maligno delle labbra, Tumore maligno del labbro, Cancro del labbro |
| Portuguese | Neoplasia maligna do lábio, Cancro do lábio, Câncer dos Lábios, Câncer Labial |
| Spanish | Cáncer de labio, Neoplasia maligna de labio, Cáncer de Labio, cáncer de labio, no especificado, neoplasia maligna de labio, no especificada, neoplasia maligna de labio, no especificada (trastorno), neoplasia maligna de labio (trastorno), Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, neoplasia maligna de labio, cáncer del labio, tumor maligno del labio (trastorno), tumor maligno del labio, Cáncer Labial |
| Japanese | 口唇の悪性新生物, 口唇癌, 口唇悪性新生物, 悪性口唇癌, ｺｳｼﾝｶﾞﾝ, ｱｸｾｲｺｳｼﾝｶﾞﾝ, ｺｳｼﾝﾉｱｸｾｲｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂ, ｺｳｼﾝｱｸｾｲｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂ |
| Czech | Maligní novotvar rtu, Maligní nádor rtu, Nádor rtu, ret - rakovina, rakovina rtu |
| Korean | 입술의 상세불명 악성신생물, 입술의 악성신생물 |
| Hungarian | Malignus ajakrák, Malignus ajakdaganatok, Ajakrák, Malignus ajakdaganat |
| Norwegian | Leppekreft |
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| Definition (NCI) | A basal cell carcinoma arising from the lip. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| Dutch | lipbasaalcelcarcinoom |
| French | Carcinome basocellulaire de la lèvre |
| German | Basalzellenkarzinom an der Lippe |
| Italian | Carcinoma a cellule basali delle labbra |
| Portuguese | Basalioma do lábio |
| Spanish | Carcinoma basocelular de labio |
| Japanese | 口唇基底細胞癌, ｺｳｼﾝｷﾃｲｻｲﾎﾞｳｶﾞﾝ |
| Czech | Bazocelulární karcinom rtu |
| English | Lip basal cell carcinoma, basal carcinoma cell lip, lip basal cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, lip, Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma of Lip, Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip |
| Hungarian | Ajak basalsejtes carcinomája |
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| Definition (NCI) | A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the lip. It affects males more often than females and it usually involves the lower lip. Risk factors include UV exposure, alcohol consumption, smoking, and immunosuppression. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| SnomedCT | 255071008 |
| English | SCC-Squamous cell carcinom lip, squamous cell carcinoma of lip, lip neoplasm malignant carcinoma squamous cell, squamous cell carcinoma of lip (diagnosis), Lip squamous cell carcinoma, SCC - Squamous cell carcinoma of lip, Squamous cell carcinoma of lip, Squamous cell carcinoma of lip (disorder), Lip SCC, Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma, SCC of Lip, SCC of the Lip, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lip, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip |
| Czech | Karcinom šupinatých buněk rtů |
| Dutch | lip squameuscelcarcinoom |
| French | Carcinome épidermoïde de la lèvre |
| German | Plattenepithelkarzinom der Lippe |
| Hungarian | Ajak squamosus-sejtes carcinomája |
| Italian | Carcinoma a cellule squamose delle labbra |
| Japanese | 口唇扁平上皮癌, ｺｳｼﾝﾍﾝﾍﾟｲｼﾞｮｳﾋｶﾞﾝ |
| Portuguese | Carcinoma pavimentocelular do lábio |
| Spanish | Carcinoma labial de células escamosas, carcinoma de células escamosas de labio (trastorno), carcinoma de células escamosas de labio |
