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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009

A 52-year-old patient complains about a nonhealing ulcer on his lower lip. The patient is smoker. He hasn't ever consulted a doctor about it. In the region of red border of the lower lip a roundish ulcer is present. It is up to 2,0 cm in diameter. The ulcer edges are thickened and a little bit raised in form of a whitish swelling. In the left submandibular region palpation revealed enlarged, painless, dense lymph nodes with limited mobility. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Fibroma of the lower lip
  2. Syphilitic ulcer
  3. Erosive verrucous leukoplakia
  4. Keratoacanthoma
  5. Cancer of the lower lip
Correct answer

Cancer of the lower lip

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