Pathology and pathobiology of actinic (solar) keratosis - An update

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 18-20

  Roewert Huber, J ^a   Stockfleth, E ^a   Kerl, H ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; In situ; Pathobiology; Pathology; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DEATH RECEPTOR 4; DNA; FAS ANTIGEN; HYDROXYUREA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTEIN P53; PSORALEN; RNA; TELOMERASE; TENASCIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 17P; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDERMIS; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATINOCYTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WART VIRUS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 36549045963     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08267.x     Document Type: Article

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