actinic keratosis

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Noun1.actinic keratosis - an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sunactinic keratosis - an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun
keratosis - a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
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Some non-neoplastic lesions such as solar keratosis of the skin are so clearly associated with cancer that are known as precancerous states.
PIGMENTED LESIONS OF THE SKIN- A ONE-YEAR STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
SCC occurs most frequently in sun-damaged skin and is usually preceded by solar keratosis and carcinoma in situ (GROSS et al., 2005).
Occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in Milchschaf sheep in Uruguay/Ocorrencia do carcinoma de celulas escamosas em ovinos Milchschaf em Uruguai
The use of honey to treat AK has not yet been documented; a MEDLINE/PubMed and google scholar search for "honey" AND "actinic keratosis" OR "solar keratosis" (October 2017) did not find any similar cases in the literature.
Successful Treatment of Actinic Keratosis with Kanuka Honey
In the case we report, the leukoplakia was due to actinic keratosis (AK) also known as solar keratosis, of the tarsal conjunctiva and eyelid margin.
A Rare Presentation of Actinic Keratosis Affecting the Tarsal Conjunctiva and Review of the Literature
An actinic keratosis (AK), also known as a solar keratosis, is a crusty, scaly growth caused by damage from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
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