From actinic keratosis to squamous cell carcinoma: pathophysiology revisited

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages 5-7

  Fernandez Figueras, M T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CUTANEOUS INVASIVE SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL SKIN CARCINOMA; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HAIR FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85014616579     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14151     Document Type: Review

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