The pitfalls of treating all actinic keratoses as squamous cell carcinomas

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 152-154

  Wheeland, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 florouracil cream; Actinic keratosis; Crysosurgery; Imiquimod; Photodynamic therapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FLUOROURACIL; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; IMIQUIMOD; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOTOFRIN II; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RETINOIC ACID;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BURNING SENSATION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRY SKIN; ELECTROSURGERY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RED LIGHT; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26244461051     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2005.06.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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