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  • Title: Malignant melanoma in a tattoo: case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Soroush V, Gurevitch AW, Peng SK.
    Journal: Cutis; 1997 Mar; 59(3):111-2. PubMed ID: 9071546.
    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.
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