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Nicolas Kluger, MD; Luc Thomas, MD, PhD

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Tattooing over benign melanocytic nevi raises several issues. The trauma induced by the procedure may trigger sudden clinical and pathologic modifications of a nevus requiring surgical removal and pathologic examination.¹ We wish to highlight here another matter of concern: tattoos can considerably disturb the surveillance of nevi in patients needing careful, long-term follow-up.

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A 37-year-old man with no family history of melanoma or atypical mole syndrome was referred for the management of a melanoma of the back. At presentation, the patient's back was almost fully covered by a dragon tattoo, the application of which had begun 2 years prior to consultation. Melanoma developed de novo on the lower left flank and was partially covered by the tattoo. It was excised prior to consultation, and no sentinel lymph node biopsy was performed.

Examination revealed numerous atypical nevi on the back, some of them located . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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