Imbangela ephambili ye-actinic keratosis kukuchayeka kwexesha elide kwimitha ye-UV evela elangeni okanye kwiibhendi zokutshisa, ezonakalisa kancinci kancinci iiseli zesikhumba. Isikhumba esifair, ubudala, ukungatheleleki kakuhle, kunye nezinye iikhemikhali okanye imitha yonyusa umngcipheko.
I-Actinic keratosis yimeko ephambi komhlaza, kwaye inxalenye yezilonda ingashintsha ibe yi-squamous cell carcinoma ngokuhamba kwexesha. Ukuba nezilonda ezininzi okanye ezinkulu, ezivuthayo kuphinde kubonise umngcipheko omkhulu womhlaza wesikhumba esiseduze esonakele lilanga.
Unyango luhlala ludibanisa ukhuseleko olomeleleyo elangeni kunye nokususa okanye ukubhubhisa iindawo ezonakeleyo usebenzisa iindlela ezifana nokubanda, i-laser, amakhrimu, okanye i-photodynamic therapy. Ukukhetha okuqondile kuxhomekeke ekubeni unazo izilonda ezingaphi, zibukeka njani, nokuba ngaba umhlaza usolakala, okungafuna i-biopsy okanye ukususwa kokuhlinzwa.