Malignant melanoma in a tattoo: case report and review of the literature.

نویسندگان

  • V Soroush
  • A W Gurevitch
  • S K Peng
چکیده

Several benign and malignant lesions have occurred in tattoos, including verrucae, granulomas, allergic reactions, basal cell carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas. In addition, seven documented cases of malignant melanoma occurring in tattoos have been reported in the English literature. We describe another patient with malignant melanoma in a tattoo.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cutis

دوره 59 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997