title: Malignant melanoma in a tattoo: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance 90509, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soroush
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gurevitch
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*