Could wide tattoo delay the early diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma?

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Sep;37(9):e1117-e1118. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19037. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

Authors

Giuseppe Monfrecola¹, Luigi Fornaro¹, Paolo Antonio Ascierto², Luigi Scarpato², Anna Maria Anniciello², Gabriella Fabbrocini¹, Claudio Marasca²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Dermatology - Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
² Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 36912734
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19037

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Early Diagnosis
Humans
Melanoma* / diagnosis
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Tattooing* / adverse effects