The most important potentially malignant lesion of labial squamous cell carcinoma affects actinic cheilitis. It found in people whose occupational activities related to chronic sun exposure. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip accounts for approximately 20% of all oral carcinomas with the lower lip more involved than the upper lip. It is more common in men, reaching its peak during its sixth and seventh decade, and is more frequent in the lower lip. KEY WORDS: actinic cheilitis, lip Carcinoma, oral diagnosis. Resumen la queilitis actínica es considerada la lesión potencialmente maligna más importante del carcinoma de células escamosas labial. Se encuentra comúnmente en individuos cuyas actividades ocupacionales están relacionadas con la exposición crónica al sol. El carcinoma de células escamosas (CCE) del labio representa aproximadamente 20% de todos los carcinomas orales con el labio inferior más comúnmente involucrado que el labio superior. Es más común en los hombres, alcanzando su punto máximo durante su sexta y séptima década, y es más frecuente en el labio inferior. PALABRAS CLAVE: queilitis actínica, carcinoma de labio, diagnóstico oral.
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