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Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Tattooed Eyebrow
Author(s) -
Jong-Sun Lee,
Jin Park,
Seong–Min Kim,
Seok Kweon Yun,
Han-Uk Kim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.385
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2005-3894
pISSN - 1013-9087
DOI - 10.5021/ad.2009.21.3.281
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , medicine , eyebrow , basal cell , dermatology , melanoma , pathology , carcinoma , skin cancer , cancer , cancer research , surgery
Malignant skin tumors, including squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, have occurred in tattoos. Seven documented cases of basal cell carcinoma associated with tattoos have also been reported in the medical literature. We encountered a patient with basal cell carcinoma in a tattooed eyebrow. We report on this case as the eighth reported case of a patient with basal cell carcinoma arising in a tattooed area.

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