ArticleDermatology practical & conceptual2019
Basal Cell Carcinoma Originating in a Tattoo: Case Report and Review of an Uncommon Complication in Tattoo Recipients.
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- Challenges of dermoscopic assessment of basal cell carcinoma on tattooed skin.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- An overlooked source of skin dose perturbation: Commercial tattoo inks in radiotherapy.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Skin cancers arising within tattoos: A systematic review.JAAD international · 2024Review
- Cutaneous Malignancies in Tattoos, a Case Series of Six Patients.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
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- Tattoo-Related Skin Reactions: Clinical Complications, Emerging Trends, and Management Strategies.Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe placement of a tattoo is a common event. Basal cell carcinoma arising from a tattoo is rare despite this neoplasm being the most common form of skin cancer.
objectiveWe describe a 41-year-old man who developed a basal cell carcinoma in his tattoo and review the literature of basal cell carcinomas originating in a tattoo.
methodsA literature search using PubMed was performed. The following terms were searched: "basal," "carcinoma," "cell," and "tattoo." The characteristics of individuals with a basal cell carcinoma originating in a tattoo were analyzed and summarized.
resultsA total of 13 patients (6 women and 7 men) with a basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattoo have been reported. The majority of the tumors were located on the head (6 cases, 46.2%) followed by either an upper extremity (4 cases, 30.7%) or the trunk (3 cases, 23.1%). Most of the carcinomas were asymptomatic; however, 2 patients reported pruritus associated with their tumor. Nodular basal cell carcinoma was the most common subtype diagnosed (5 tumors), followed by superficial basal cell carcinoma (2 tumors). One patient had either a pagetoid or a mixed (nodular and sclerosing) histology. The pathological variant was not described for 4 patients.
conclusionsBasal cell carcinoma arising in a tattoo is a rare occurrence. Although this occurrence may be coincidental, emerging evidence of carcinogenesis associated with tattoo pigment may suggest a causal link. Elucidating this important relationship warrants further investigation.
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