Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation
Description
actinic keratosis: 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.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_NONIONRADISKIN |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L57 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L57 |
| Include | L12_ACTINKERA, L12_ACTINRETICU, L12_CUTRHOMBNUCHA, L12_POIKOLOCIVAT, L12_CUTLAXSEN, L12_ACTINICGRAN, L12_NONIONRADISKINNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2754 | 1541 | 1213 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.11 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 69.93 | 69.09 | 71.01 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 43.36 | 39.2 | 48.64 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 6.25 | 5.71 | 6.92 |