ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021
Cutaneous Malignancies in Tattoos, a Case Series of Six Patients.
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- Challenges of dermoscopic assessment of basal cell carcinoma on tattooed skin.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- Tattoo Ink Exposure and Its Potential Link with Lymphoma and Skin Cancer: A Narrative Review of New Evidence.Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets · 2026Review
- Synchronous melanomas: one on tattooed skin and one on healthy skin.Dermatology reports · 2025Article
- [Skin cancer in a tattoo].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- Accelerated aging modulates the toxicological properties of the diazo tattoo pigment PO13.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Single and multiple keratoacanthomas after a recent black tattoo in two patients.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Skin cancers arising within tattoos: A systematic review.JAAD international · 2024Review
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- "A Strange Flower in the Garden": The Importance of the Dermatoscope in the Assessment of Tattoos.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2024Article
- Epidural analgesia and tattoos: a modified technique to minimise risks and improve safety.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
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- Tattoos: risks and complications, clinical and histopathological approach.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundA variety of side effects following the tattooing of the skin were reported over the years. Analytical studies showed that some tattoo inks contain harmful compounds.
methodsWe presented six patient cases with cutaneous malignancies in tattooed skin and performed an extensive literature research.
resultsTwo patients with black ink tattoos that were diagnosed with malignant melanoma raises the number of described cases to 36 patients. One of the patients developed an immunologic reaction limited to the tattoo area after treatment with a targeted immune therapy. In the other patient, the malignancy (malignant melanoma) was fatal. Basal cell carcinoma was seen in four patients with tattoos containing varying ink colors (black, green, red). This increased the number of described patient cases to 18. Although some ink components and their cleavage products have carcinogenic properties, epidemiological evidence for a causative correlation fails. Further epidemiologic studies on tattoos and malignancies, as well as on the appearance of naevi in tattoos, are necessary. Determining the type of mutation might be helpful to separate sun-induced tumors from skin cancers due to other pathogenic mechanisms.
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