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KMID : 1038220150420040475
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Archives of Plastic Surgery
2015 Volume.42 No. 4 p.475 ~ p.477
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Malignant Melanoma Arising in Red Tattoo Ink
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Joyce Cormac Weekes
Duff Gerald
McKenna Dermot
Regan Padraic James
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Melanoma, Skin, Cutaneous
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