Carcinoma of the lower lip

Carcinoma of the lower lip is sufficiently common in occurrence that a practitioner should be cognizant of the requisite diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. This article discusses the pertinent anatomy, the management of the local or primary lesion, and some prognostic criteria for surgical decisions directed toward the regional lymph nodes. Reconstruction is discussed from the standpoint of magnitude of the defect as a percentage of the total lip transverse diameter.