"Keratosis, Actinic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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White or pink lesions on the arms, hands, face, or scalp that arise from sun-induced DNA DAMAGE to KERATINOCYTES in exposed areas. They are considered precursor lesions to superficial SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D055623
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834.450 C17.800.428.570
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratosis, Actinic" by people in Profiles.
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Mulvaney PM, Piris A, Besaw RJ, Schmults CD. Diagnostic Biopsy via In-Office Frozen Sections for Clinical Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer. Dermatol Surg. 2021 02 01; 47(2):194-199.
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Muzumdar S, Argraves M, Kristjansson A, Ferenczi K, Dadras SS. A quantitative comparison between SOX10 and MART-1 immunostaining to detect melanocytic hyperplasia in chronically sun-damaged skin. J Cutan Pathol. 2018 Apr; 45(4):263-268.
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Gandy J, Labadie B, Bierman D, Zachary C. Photodynamic Therapy Effectively Treats Actinic Keratoses Without Pre-Illumination Incubation Time. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017 Mar 01; 16(3):275-278.