TY - JOUR
T1 - PROLIFERATIVE ACTINIC KERATOSIS
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
AU - JOSEPH, AARON K.
AU - TSCHEN, JAIME A.
PY - 1994/5
Y1 - 1994/5
N2 - Background. Solar/actinic keratoses (AKS) are premalignant lesions, usually less than 1 cm in diameter, that appear on chronically sun-damaged skin. Methods. We describe four patients with a form of AK that enlarged and recurred despite standard treatment. Histologic examination revealed a single and multilayered sheet of anaplastic cells along the undersurface of the epidermis extending down hair follicles and present over a large area. Results. Three of the patients developed either a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or basal cell carcinoma (BCC) within the area encompassed by the AK. Conclusions. These cases represent an insidious, proliferative form of AK with an increased tendency to develop into skin cancer.
AB - Background. Solar/actinic keratoses (AKS) are premalignant lesions, usually less than 1 cm in diameter, that appear on chronically sun-damaged skin. Methods. We describe four patients with a form of AK that enlarged and recurred despite standard treatment. Histologic examination revealed a single and multilayered sheet of anaplastic cells along the undersurface of the epidermis extending down hair follicles and present over a large area. Results. Three of the patients developed either a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or basal cell carcinoma (BCC) within the area encompassed by the AK. Conclusions. These cases represent an insidious, proliferative form of AK with an increased tendency to develop into skin cancer.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01065.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01065.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8039973
AN - SCOPUS:0028334360
SN - 0011-9059
VL - 33
SP - 341
EP - 345
JO - International Journal of Dermatology
JF - International Journal of Dermatology
IS - 5
ER -