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dc.contributor.authorLalji, Alka
dc.contributor.authorKhiroya, N.
dc.contributor.authorLalji, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:18:07Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:18:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn23781726
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/68929
dc.description.abstractBackground: Actinic keratosis or solar keratosis is a common skin lesion caused by sun damage that progresses to squamous cell carcinoma. It has been suggested that actinic keratosis is in fact SCC in situ. Objective: This literature review was conducted to investigate the differences between actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma and whether actinic keratosis should in fact be managed as squamous cell carcinoma. Methods: A literature review was conducted to assess the differences between actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma. We conducted searches of Pubmed, Cochrane and Medline for articles published between January 1, 2000 and April 30, 2014, using the following search terms: actinic keratosis, solar keratosis, skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, dermoscopy, sun exposure, ultra violet radiation, and dysplasia. Studies published in English were selected for inclusion in this review as were additional articles identified from bibliographies. Results: It is difficult to distinguish between both actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma. Perhaps a classification system for actinic keratosis including early in situ SCC type AK1, early in situ SCC type AK2 and in situ SCC type actinic keratosis is needed. Conclusion: Actinic keratosis invades the basement membrane and as such may progress into invasive SCC. Superficially actinic keratoses are not distinguishable from a superficial SCC and as such may go unrecognized or inaccurately diagnosed.
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSymbiosis
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/dermatology/dermatology02.php
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
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dc.relation.ispartofpageto3
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalClinical Research in Dermatology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1
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dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode119999
dc.titleActinic Keratosis and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2014. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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