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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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Received: 13 December 2021
Accepted: 20 January 2022
Published: 26 January 2022
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Skin cancer, Karapandzic flap, Dermatologic surgery, SCC, A. facialis

Authors

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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Lozev I, Pidakev I, Batashki I, Kandathil LJ, Oliveira N, Tchernev G. Karapandzic flap as most adequate surgical approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 26 [cited 2026 May 25];14(3). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/9439