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Actinic Keratoses

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Skin Cancer after Organ Transplantation

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Actinic keratoses (AKs) are defined as keratotic macules, papules, or plaques with superficial scale on a red base, occurring on areas extensively damaged by sunlight. They should be classified as in situ squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) [1, 2]. Histopathologically, an intraepidermal proliferation of atypical keratinocytes can be observed.

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Stockfleth, E. (2009). Actinic Keratoses. In: Stockfleth, E., Ulrich, C. (eds) Skin Cancer after Organ Transplantation. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 146. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78574-5_20

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