Malignant Melanoma Arising in Red Tattoo Ink.
10.5999/aps.2015.42.4.475
- Author:
Cormac Weekes JOYCE
1
;
Gerald DUFF
;
Dermot MCKENNA
;
Padraic James REGAN
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland. cjoyce78@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Melanoma;
Skin;
Cutaneous
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Ink*;
Male;
Melanoma*;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Skin;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery
2015;42(4):475-477
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
