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Particularities in managing melanoma patients with tattoos:case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Gall Natalie,
Bröcker EvaBettina,
Becker Jürgen C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06386.x
Subject(s) - melanoma , dermatology , medicine , medline , biology , cancer research , biochemistry
Summary Assessing pigmented lesions within or covered by tattoos is difficult, both at a clinical and dermatoscopic level. Patients with tattoos may provide a challenge in the early recognition and follow‐up of melanoma.