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1Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany. barta@derma.uni-jena.de
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
Actinic keratosis in the most common premalignant keratotic tumour of sun-exposed skin. A 66-year-old man developed a large actinic keratosis on his scalp, which did not respond to conventional treatment. Fractionated radiotherapy with a cumulative dose of 28 Gy resulted in complete remission without relapse during a 14-month follow-up. In older subjects in whom conventional treatment fails, low-dose fractionated radiation therapy is an effective alternative method.
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