Unusual association between cheilitis glandularis and actinic cheilitis

Juliana Tristão Werneck, Taiana Campos Leite, Ana Maria de Oliveira Miranda, Eliane Pedra Dias, Karin Soares Gonçalves Cunha, Arley Silva Júnior

Abstract


Objective: our aim is to report the simultaneous occurence of cheilitis glandularis and actinic cheilitis on the lower lip of a middle-aged female patient. Case Report: the patient presented clinical features compatible with these two lesions, confirmed by histopathological exam. Conclusion: the importance of the present case is the rare concomitant occurrence of both conditions, with special concern towards the malignancy potential related to both diseases

Keywords


Actinic cheilitis; Cheilitis glandularis; Potentially malignant disorder; Squamous cell carcinoma



DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18363/rbo.v74n1.p.74

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