Malignancy arising within cutaneous tattoos: Case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and review of literature

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 837-842

  Reddy, Kavitha K ^a   Hanke, C William ^b   Tierney, Emily P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCISION; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MELANOMA; MICROSURGERY; MOH MICROGRAHIC SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PAIN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TATTOO; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TATTOOING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80053058703     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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