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RAJKUMAR, K; PERUMAL, CJ; SINGH, As  e  HAINSWORTH, M. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the upper lip in an 8 year old child - a case report. S. Afr. dent. j. [online]. 2015, vol.70, n.8, pp.360-363. ISSN 0375-1562.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) frequently occurs between the 5th and 7th decades of life. Its occurrence in adolescence is uncommon, and it is less common in children.^1-4 South Africa has a kaleidoscope of social and ethnic belief systems which may influence the management of these patients. This case report presents a rare occurrence of a squamous cell carcinoma involving the upper lip in an eight-year-old child.

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