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Long-lasting Tumour on the Upper Lip of a 28-year-old Woman: A Quiz
Stine SIMONSEN 1 , Dorrit KRUSTRUP 2 , Annette Hougaard CHAKERA 3 and Lone SKOV 1
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Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, DK-2830 Hellerup, 2 Department of Pathology, and
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected]
A 28-year-old woman presented with a painless tumour on
her upper lip (Fig. 1). She had no medical history and used
no medications. The tumour had been present since early
childhood and had so far been considered benign. Over the
last 5 years the tumour had grown slowly, and therefore the
patient was referred for dermatological evaluation. On exa-
mination, the tumour was 1.5 cm in diameter, well-defined,
circular, with marked induration, and non-adherent to the
surroundings. The skin covering the tumour was unremark
able apart from mild redness and minor telangiectasia at
the periphery. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic and
had no palpable lymph nodes.
What is your diagnosis? See next page for answer.
Fig. 1. Clinical presentation. Arrow indicates tumour location. The central
papule represents a cicatrice after the first biopsy.
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doi: 10.2340/00015555-3314
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