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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Published in: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Actinic Keratosis | Case report

Proper management of suspicious actinic cheilitis

Authors: Soung Min Kim, Hoon Myoung, Mi Young Eo, Yun Ju Cho, Suk Keun Lee

Published in: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a variant of actinic keratosis which is known to be a premalignant condition that could develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Epimyoepithelial carcinoma (EC) is a very rare salivary gland (SG) neoplasm that has classical biphasic histologic findings of small tubules and glandular lumina surrounded by clear myoepithelial cells.

Case presentation

We report a very rare case of AC occurring on the lower lip of a 70-year-old woman, which is developing to the EC later.

Conclusions

Diverse appearances of AC include edematous reddish in the acute stage and grey-whitish or dried hyperkeratotic wrinkled lesions in the chronic stage for several months or even years. Accurate treatment of AC in its initial stage could be recommended to avoid further malignant transformation; proper management of clinically suspicious AC is suggested.
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Metadata
Title
Proper management of suspicious actinic cheilitis
Authors
Soung Min Kim
Hoon Myoung
Mi Young Eo
Yun Ju Cho
Suk Keun Lee
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 2288-8586
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40902-019-0198-0

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