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| Preferred Name | Actinic Keratosis | |
| Synonyms |
Actinic Keratosis Actinic (Solar) Keratosis senile keratosis solar keratosis Solar Keratosis Senile Keratosis actinic keratosis Senile Hyperkeratosis |
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| Definitions |
A precancerous lesion of the skin composed of atypical keratinocytes. It is characterized by the presence of thick, scaly patches of skin. Several histologic variants have been described, including atrophic, acantholytic, and hyperkeratotic variants. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3148 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A thick, scaly patch of skin that may become cancer. It usually forms on areas exposed to the sun, such as the face, scalp, back of the hands, or chest. It is most common in people with fair skin.
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| code |
C3148
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168661 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168662 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659 |
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Cellosaurus CTRP
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| DEFINITION |
A precancerous lesion of the skin composed of atypical keratinocytes. It is characterized by the presence of thick, scaly patches of skin. Several histologic variants have been described, including atrophic, acantholytic, and hyperkeratotic variants.
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| Display_Name |
Actinic (Solar) Keratosis
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| FULL_SYN |
Actinic Keratosis Actinic (Solar) Keratosis senile keratosis solar keratosis Solar Keratosis Senile Keratosis actinic keratosis Senile Hyperkeratosis
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| label |
Actinic Keratosis
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Actinic_Solar_Keratosis
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| Maps_To |
Actinic keratosis
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| Neoplastic_Status |
Undetermined
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| Preferred_Name |
Actinic Keratosis
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C3148
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| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0022602
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