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Case Reports
. 1987 Feb;39(2):125-6.

Basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattoo

D A Wiener, R K Scher
  • PMID: 3829719
Case Reports

Basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattoo

D A Wiener et al. Cutis. 1987 Feb.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinomas arising in tattoos have been reported previously in four patients. We present the fifth reported case of a basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattoo that was at a site not frequently exposed to ultraviolet radiation and briefly review malignancy in tattoos.

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