Report describes malignant melanoma that developed on a pigmented skin lesion within a tattoo underlying laser removal

A case report from Germany describes a young man who developed malignant melanoma on a pre-existing nevus (skin lesion known as a mole or birthmark) within a tattoo during and between the phases of laser tattoo removal, according to a report by Laura Pohl, M.D., of Laserklinik Karlsruhe, Germany, and colleagues...