AI Article Synopsis
- A 33-year-old male had malignant melanoma located specifically within the red ink of his chest tattoo, along with several dermal metastases.
- Possible reasons for this unusual occurrence include an existing skin lesion affected by the tattoo ink or an inflammatory response from the ink that triggered cancer growth.
- This is the first recorded instance of melanoma developing directly from the pigment in a tattoo.
Article Abstract
We report the case of a 33-year-old male who presented with a malignant melanoma on his anterior chest wall. The lesion was only found in the red ink pigment of the tattoo, as were several in-transit dermal metastases. Possible explanations include a pre-existing lesion which was seeded with red ink or the possibility of the red ink causing an inflammatory reaction leading to malignant transformation. This is the first reported case of a melanoma developing in the red ink pigment of a multi-colored tattoo.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513057 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2015.42.4.475 | DOI Listing |
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