Squamous cell carcinoma over tattoos

Pitarch, Gerard; Martı́nez-Menchón, Teresa; Martínez‐Aparicio, A.; Sánchez‐Carazo, J.L.; Muñoz, Dionís; Fortea, José M.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.032

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“…9 Recently, a new case of KA was repoter occurring over a red part of tattoo before extending to the black part of it in a 30-year-old woman. 11 In all cases, 9-11 including our own, the lesion always developed in the red dye. Red tattoo reactions are indeed the most common, even though reactions to almost all colours have been reported.…”

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“…6 There is, moreover, a trend in some countries to regard KA as a variant of squamous cell carcinoma. 15 Interstingly, the patient reported by Pitarch et al 11 presented simultaneously a KA and a squamous cell carcinoma within the same tattoo applied 10 months earlier. Reports of malignancies arising in tattoos, mostly melanoma 16 and basal cell carcinomas, 17 are rare.…”

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“…Reports of keratoacanthoma (KA) occurring after tattooing are scarce. [9][10][11] This report describes a new case that developed shortly after a tattooing procedure and that was confined to the red part of the tattoo. We focus on the difficulties in making this diagnosis.…”

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Keratoacanthoma occurring within the red dye of a tattoo

Kluger

Minier-Thoumin²,

Plantier

2008

J Cutan Pathol

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Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a common keratinizing squamous cell neoplasm of unknown origin characterized by rapid growth and spontaneous involution. Trauma‐induced forms have been observed with various types of skin injury. To our knowledge, reports of KA arising at tattoo sites are scarce in the literature. A 41‐year‐old woman with no medical history presented for a rapidly growing nodule confined to the red part of a tattoo located on the scapula. Histology showed a keratin‐filled cuplike crater with an epithelial proliferation (hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, no keratinocyte atypia). An inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis composed of lymphocytes and histiocytes intermixed with red ink‐related exogenous pigments was noted. Lack of papillomatosis and viral inclusions ruled out the diagnosis of viral wart, absence of granulomatous reaction ruled out deep fungal or mycobacterial infection and lack of cytological atypia and frank architectural abnormalities did not favour a squamous cell carcinoma. KA should be included in the list of cutaneous complications related to tattooing. Diagnosis can be challenging as differential diagnoses include pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. Removal of the entire area, thorough histological examination and careful follow up are mandatory.

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Keratoacanthoma occurring within the red dye of a tattoo

Kluger

Minier-Thoumin²,

Plantier

2008

J Cutan Pathol

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“…Trauma, scars or cutaneous chronic inflammation have sometimes been found as underlying the development of BCCs [2, 3], SCCs [4] and KAs [21]. In the latter, trauma seems specifically to be a crucial triggering factor as most cases occurred within the first year after tattooing [14, 15, 18, 19]. Only in one case did KA occur 9 years after tattooing [17].…”

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“…Tattooing is a traumatizing procedure characterized by the introduction of exogenous pigment in the dermis by puncturing the skin. Even though cases of malignancies such as melanoma [1,5,6,7], basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) [8,9,10,11,12], squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) [13, 14] and keratoacanthomas (KAs) [14,15,16,17,18,19] have been reported for the past 40 years, it remains unclear what role tattoos play in their pathogenesis. We report here 2 new cases and wish to discuss the arguments and counter-arguments for such a potential relationship.…”

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Skin Cancers Arising in Tattoos: Coincidental or Not?

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Trauma, scars and/or chronic inflammation have been reported as underlying causes of skin cancers in occasional cases. Tattooing is a traumatizing procedure characterized by the introduction of exogenous pigment in the dermis by puncturing the skin. Even though cases of malignancies such as melanoma, basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas and keratoacanthomas have been reported for the past 40 years, it remains unclear what role tattoos play in their pathogenesis. We report here 2 new cases and wish to discuss the arguments and counter-arguments for such a potential relationship.

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Eruptive Keratoacanthomas in a New Tattoo

Chorny¹

2007

Arch Dermatol

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Squamous cell carcinoma over tattoos

Cited by 36 publications

References 3 publications

Keratoacanthoma occurring within the red dye of a tattoo

Keratoacanthoma occurring within the red dye of a tattoo

Skin Cancers Arising in Tattoos: Coincidental or Not?

Eruptive Keratoacanthomas in a New Tattoo

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