Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip often develops from a precancerous lesion called actinic cheilitis. Both conditions can cause changes in the color and texture of your lip. Your outlook is best ...

The lesions can vary in size and color but classically manifest as pigmented plaques or papules with a waxy, verrucous surface and a characteristic “stuck on” appearance. 1,2 Because SKs are ...

Two patients present with red lesions. A white infant aged 4 months presented with a three-month history of a red, verrucous nodule on his scalp, that grew from a small papule to a 3-cm nodule. A ...

Having a mustache might lower a person’s risk of developing a specific kind of pre-cancerous lesion on the lower lip known as actinic keratosis, according to a new study published in the Journal ...

By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc The epidermal nevus is a non-cancerous hamartoma or skin lesion found on the outer portion of the skin. They are caused by an overgrowth of cells in the epidermis and ...

Published: 11 October 2003 Oral medicine; oncology Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: high incidence of gingival squamous cell carcinoma British Dental Journal 195, 381 (2003) Cite this article ...