The Upper Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma the Role of Wedge Excision

Abstract Lip cancer is the most common malignant lesion of the oral cavity. Most of the tumors have been presented in the lower lip as a SCC, whereas the upper lip SCC is rare. Surgical excision with negative margins is the mainstay of treatment for lip SCC. The author presents a patient with the upper lip SCC treated by wedge surgical excision. Primary reconstruction of the large upper lip defects can be successfully used in appropriately selected patients.