Cryotherapy for Actinic Keratosis: Basic Principles and Literature Review

Actinic keratoses (AKs) are pre-malignant epithelial lesions induced by chronic cumulative UV exposure. Several guidelines concerning AKs treatment have been published in the past years. Among destructive procedures, cryotherapy is today considered a standard first-line approach in case of single le...

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Autores principales: Arisi, Mariachiara, Guasco Pisani, Edoardo, Calzavara-Pinton, Piergiacomo, Zane, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35283641
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S267190
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Sumario:Actinic keratoses (AKs) are pre-malignant epithelial lesions induced by chronic cumulative UV exposure. Several guidelines concerning AKs treatment have been published in the past years. Among destructive procedures, cryotherapy is today considered a standard first-line approach in case of single lesions. The aim of the present review article is to analyse the treatment technique, its efficacy and safety.

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