Queilitis actínica: Reporte de tres casos y revisión de literatura
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Boza Oreamuno, Yadira Vanessa
Guillén Colombari, Diego
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La queilitis actínica (QA) es un desorden potencialmente maligno del labio inducido por la exposición
crónica a la luz ultravioleta, que afecta principalmente al bermellón del labio inferior de personas adultas
y de piel clara. Si no es tratada en forma oportuna puede transformarse en un carcinoma de células
escamosas del labio. Histológicamente la QA presenta una serie de alteraciones a nivel epitelial que van
desde hiperplasia a displasia; en el tejido conectivo se presentan distintos grados de elastosis actínica
acompañada por infiltrado inflamatorio. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar tres casos de pacientes
con QA y analizar sus características clínicas e histopatológicas
Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant lip disorder induced by chronic exposure to ultraviolet light, which mainly affects the vermilion of the lower lip of adults and fair skin. If it is not treated in a timely manner it can become a squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. Histologically, AC presents a series of alterations at the epithelial level ranging from hyperplasia to dysplasia; Connective tissue presents different degrees of actinic elastosis accompanied by inflammatory infiltrate. The objective of this work is to present three cases of patients with AC and analyze their clinical and histopathological characteristics.
Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant lip disorder induced by chronic exposure to ultraviolet light, which mainly affects the vermilion of the lower lip of adults and fair skin. If it is not treated in a timely manner it can become a squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. Histologically, AC presents a series of alterations at the epithelial level ranging from hyperplasia to dysplasia; Connective tissue presents different degrees of actinic elastosis accompanied by inflammatory infiltrate. The objective of this work is to present three cases of patients with AC and analyze their clinical and histopathological characteristics.
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Queilitis actínica, Displasia epitelial, Carcinoma de células escamosas, Actinic cheilitis, Epithelial dysplasia, Squamous cell carcinoma
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/32380