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Malignant Melanoma Arising in Red Tattoo Ink

  • Received : 2015.02.07
  • Accepted : 2015.04.23
  • Published : 2015.07.15
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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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