Histopathological analysis of the therapeutic response to cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen in patients with multiple actinic keratosis

Abstract Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions of the skin caused by excessive sun exposure. Lesions may become mainly squamous cell carcinoma. Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen is one of the main treatments. In order to evaluate the response of actinic keratosis to cryotherapy by histopathology...

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Main Authors: Marina Câmara de Oliveira, Flávia Trevisan, Clovis Antônio Lopes Pinto, Célia Antônia Xavier, Jaqueline Campoi Calvo Lopes Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3/0365-0596-abd-90-03-0384.pdf