Presentation Title
Outcomes of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip as a Function of Lip Location
Abstract
Anatomically, the lip has 3 components: cutaneous, vermilion and mucosal. The lip is considered a high risk location of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and it was recently determined that the vermilion lip confers a higher risk when compared to the cutaneous lip. We would now like to determine the risk of cSCC of the mucosal lip to see whether or not it bears equivalent risk to that of the vermilion lip. Clinicians do not routinely distinguish between these two anatomical locations in the medical record. We ask whether recording this information would be of value.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Melanie Bui, MD PhD
Status
Medical Students
Student College
Larner College of Medicine
Program/Major
Health and Society
Primary Research Category
Health Sciences
Outcomes of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip as a Function of Lip Location
Anatomically, the lip has 3 components: cutaneous, vermilion and mucosal. The lip is considered a high risk location of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and it was recently determined that the vermilion lip confers a higher risk when compared to the cutaneous lip. We would now like to determine the risk of cSCC of the mucosal lip to see whether or not it bears equivalent risk to that of the vermilion lip. Clinicians do not routinely distinguish between these two anatomical locations in the medical record. We ask whether recording this information would be of value.