Basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattooed eyebrow.
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چکیده
Malignant skin tumors, including squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, have occurred in tattoos. Seven documented cases of basal cell carcinoma associated with tattoos have also been reported in the medical literature. We encountered a patient with basal cell carcinoma in a tattooed eyebrow. We report on this case as the eighth reported case of a patient with basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattooed area.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of dermatology
دوره 21 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009