A huge verrucous carcinoma of the lower lip reconstructed by double Abbe flap: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Lip verrucous carcinoma is a rare low-grade neoplasm, with an unsightly appearance and locally aggressive nature. Treatment of verrucous carcinoma is as yet challenging, no well-defined guidelines for effective and safe management of this disease are available. A case of a patient with a huge verrucous carcinoma of the lower lip successfully treated by surgical excision and double Abbe flap reconstruction technique is presented, and striking features of lip locations of this tumor as well as their management are discussed.

Inverted flap lip plasty, Abbe's method, in the reconstruction of bilateral complete cleft lip sequelae: report of a case

“…10 Chai et al described lower lip reconstruction in a patient with verrucous carcinoma using the Abbe's method by designing two symmetrical upper lip flaps to repair the lower lip defect and named this method as "Abbe double flap". 8 They found that a symmetrical approach in obtaining the two Abbe flaps was the best way to maintain the lower lip shape. They observed that the double flap technique is suitable for reconstructing large lip defects, avoiding trauma and other post-operative complications of other methods involving large incisions made on the face.…”