Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin
Introduction. Tattoos have increasingly become accepted by mainstream Western society. As a result, the incidence of tattoo-associated dermatoses is on the rise. The presence of a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in an old tattooed skin is of interest as it has not been previously docu...
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| author | Deba P. Sarma Renee B. Dentlinger Amanda M. Forystek Todd Stevens Christopher Huerter |
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| description | Introduction. Tattoos have increasingly become accepted by mainstream Western society. As a result, the incidence of tattoo-associated dermatoses is on the rise. The presence of a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in an old tattooed skin is of interest as it has not been previously documented. Case Presentation. A 79-year-old white homeless man of European descent presented to the dermatology clinic with a painless raised nodule on his left forearm arising in a tattooed area. A biopsy of the lesion revealed a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma infiltrating into a tattoo. The lesion was completely excised and the patient remains disease-free one year later. Conclusion. All previous reports of squamous cell carcinomas arising in tattoos have been well-differentiated low-grade type or keratoacanthoma-type and are considered to be coincidental rather than related to any carcinogenic effect of the tattoo pigments. Tattoo-associated poorly differentiated invasive carcinoma appears to be extremely rare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a41b1e768fe48d5b7ffa139cce5ff3a2025-02-03T06:08:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/431813431813Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed SkinDeba P. Sarma0Renee B. Dentlinger1Amanda M. Forystek2Todd Stevens3Christopher Huerter4Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USADepartment of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USADepartment of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USADepartment of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USADepartment of Dermatology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USAIntroduction. Tattoos have increasingly become accepted by mainstream Western society. As a result, the incidence of tattoo-associated dermatoses is on the rise. The presence of a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in an old tattooed skin is of interest as it has not been previously documented. Case Presentation. A 79-year-old white homeless man of European descent presented to the dermatology clinic with a painless raised nodule on his left forearm arising in a tattooed area. A biopsy of the lesion revealed a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma infiltrating into a tattoo. The lesion was completely excised and the patient remains disease-free one year later. Conclusion. All previous reports of squamous cell carcinomas arising in tattoos have been well-differentiated low-grade type or keratoacanthoma-type and are considered to be coincidental rather than related to any carcinogenic effect of the tattoo pigments. Tattoo-associated poorly differentiated invasive carcinoma appears to be extremely rare.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/431813 |
| spellingShingle | Deba P. Sarma Renee B. Dentlinger Amanda M. Forystek Todd Stevens Christopher Huerter Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin |
| title_full | Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin |
| title_fullStr | Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin |
| title_short | Poorly Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Tattooed Skin |
| title_sort | poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma arising in tattooed skin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/431813 |
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