Telangiectatic macule of the cheek.
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Subtotal lip reconstruction can be performed using local flaps such as the cross-lip flap or fan flap. Total lip reconstructive efforts usually are suboptimal in providing an adequate oral sphincter, an acceptable aesthetic result, or both. For total upper, lower, or extensive combined soft-tissue defects that include both lips, traditional methods of reconstruction include the use of regional flaps. More contemporary reconstructive efforts emphasize staged reconstruction with local tissue flaps using "like" tissue in a sequential fashion to achieve a successful outcome. We describe the reconstruction of total upper, lower, or extensive combined defects and report on 7 cases using a 2-staged method of reconstruction based on the modifications of the Bernard-Burow and Abbe flaps. The principle of esthetic units an intact modiolus and oral sphincter are emphasized to ensure excellent aesthetic and functional results.
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Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein complex intimately involved in cell immortalization and carcinogenesis. This enzyme is activated and stabilizes telomere length in almost all types of cancer. Telomerase may be necessary for continuous cell proliferation. In this study, we analyzed telomerase activity in hamster experimental oral lesions (starting from epithelial hyperplasia through dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and invasive carcinoma) evoked by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene, and in normal mucosa. We also analyzed proliferative activity in these lesions by using immunohistochemical analysis and flow cytometry. Histologically normal epithelium expressed weak telomerase activity. The telomerase activity count increased rapidly in the early stage of carcinogenesis and gradually in the late stage. Cell-proliferative activity closely correlated with progression of disease. These findings indicate that telomerase activation is an early event and that increases in telomerase activity upregulate cell proliferation in chemically induced hamster oral carcinogenesis.
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