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26 January 2022
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2022.9439

Karapandzic flap as most adequate surgical approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip

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Skin cancer, Karapandzic flap, Dermatologic surgery, SCC, A. facialis
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Ilia Lozev
Department of Common and Vascular Surgery, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ivan Pidakev
Department of Common and Vascular Surgery, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ilia Batashki
Director of the Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Lorraine J. Kandathil
Onkoderma - Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nikhil Oliveira
nikhil.oliveira@hotmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-7040
Onkoderma - Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Georgi Tchernev
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-3504
Onkoderma - Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia; Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria.

We present an 80-year-old patient with a fast-growing lesion on the lower lip, lasting for no longer than one year. The clinical examination revealed the presence of endophytically growing tumour formation along almost the entire length of the lower lip, associated with spontaneous bleeding as well as severe pain on palpation [...].

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Karapandzic flap as most adequate surgical approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. (2022). Dermatology Reports, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2022.9439