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  • noun Plural form of keratosis.

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Examples

  • Mucocutaneous lesions: trichilemmomas (facial), acral keratoses, papillomatous lesions, and/or mucosal lesions

    PTEN Hamartoma Tumor syndrome 2009

  • In addition to early squamous cell carcinomas — a cancer that's usually curable — he has been treated for half a dozen of these precancers, called actinic keratoses.

    Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011

  • Over 90 percentofpeople with Cowdensyndrome (CS) have macrocephaly and skin changes, such as trichilemmomas, papillomatous papules, and acral or plantar keratoses (thickened skin or callouses on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet), by the time they are in their late 20s.

    PTEN Hamartoma Tumor syndrome 2009

  • In addition to early squamous cell carcinomas — a cancer that's usually curable — he has been treated for half a dozen of these precancers, called actinic keratoses.

    Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011

  • Some studies have suggested that actinic keratoses can also give rise to basal cell carcinoma, but more research needs to be done.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • For patients who have had skin cancer or a lot of sun damage and actinic keratoses, I recommend getting PDT three times a year.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • This could be effective as a treatment for actinic keratoses or to reduce nonmelanoma skin cancers.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • I make milia which I discussed earlier in this chapter, but many people make seborrheic keratoses.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Remember, I use 30% TCA peels to remove actinic keratoses, possible skin precancers.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • This is a common treatment for actinic keratoses utilizing liquid nitrogen the same chemical that makes dry ice in a freezing cold spray.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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