BACKGROUND: The principle of sentinel lymph node states that metastatic melanoma spreads in a predictable sequential fashion from the primary site to the regional lymph node basin. OBJECTIVE AND CONCLUSION: Reports show that melanoma and tattoo pigment can be in the same regional lymph node basin on gross evaluation. We present two cases of melanoma arising within the setting of a tattoo where the sentinel lymph node contained both pigmented histiocytes and metastatic melanoma on gross inspection and histopathology.
BACKGROUND: The principle of sentinel lymph node states that metastatic melanoma spreads in a predictable sequential fashion from the primary site to the regional lymph node basin. OBJECTIVE AND CONCLUSION: Reports show that melanoma and tattoo pigment can be in the same regional lymph node basin on gross evaluation. We present two cases of melanoma arising within the setting of a tattoo where the sentinel lymph node contained both pigmented histiocytes and metastatic melanoma on gross inspection and histopathology.
Authors: Marike Leijs; Hannah Schaefer; Albert Rübben; Claudio Cacchi; Thomas Rustemeyer; Sebastiaan van der Bent Journal: Curr Oncol Date: 2021-11-15 Impact factor: 3.677