As of: February 16, 2024, 8:06 a.m
By: Judith Braun
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Lip cancer usually begins with a painless wart.
There are also other signs that can indicate a malignant tumor.
Canker sores in the mouth can occur in various places.
When it comes to oral cancer, the tongue and floor of the mouth are most commonly affected by a tumor.
But so-called carcinomas can also develop on the lips, which form metastases in the early stages and are therefore dangerous.
Lip cancer: six symptoms that may indicate a tumor
Lip cancers usually form in the thinner skin of the lower lip.
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According to the medical manual
MSD Manual,
oral cancer usually remains painless for a long time and is therefore often only detected late.
According to information from
medizin-lexikon.de,
lip cancer is a particularly malignant form of skin cancer.
This can develop in the tissues of the lips and usually begins as a painless wart.
The thinner skin of the lower lip is often affected by a tumor, but cancer can also develop on the upper lip and the border between the lips and facial skin.
Lip cancer can manifest itself through the following symptoms:
Sores or ulcers on the lips that, unlike normal lip injuries, do not heal and can sometimes be painful
Changes in lip color (for example, red, white, or dark spots)
Swelling or thickening around the lips
Changes in the texture of the lip skin (such as thickening or hardening)
Pain, numbness or tingling of the lips (usually occurs in advanced stages of lip cancer)
Loss of clear lip contour
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck or jaw area
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Lip cancer: main causes and risk factors for malignant tumor
The development of lip cancer can be due to various causes.
According to information from the
Freiburg University Hospital,
the risk factors include excessive sunlight, smoking and thermal damage from pipe smoking.
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