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''' | An '''iatrogenic tattoo''' is a marking placed a physician or surgeon. It is typically done in the context of a lesion - such that the lesion can be easily re-identified at a later time. | ||
==General== | |||
*Iatrogenic tattoos are commonly seen in the context of polypectomy scars. Unfortunately, endoscopists are not good at documenting them; a study from 2021 found 67% of the time the location of the tattoo is not documented.<ref name=pmid33025255>{{cite journal |authors=Hershorn O, Park J, Singh H, Clouston K, Vergis A, Helewa RM |title=Predictors and rates of prior endoscopic tattoo localization amongst individuals undergoing elective colorectal resections for benign and malignant lesions |journal=Surg Endosc |volume=35 |issue=10 |pages=5524–5530 |date=October 2021 |pmid=33025255 |doi=10.1007/s00464-020-08048-8 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*In the colon, tattoos are most often distal to the feature of interest.<ref name=pmid33025255/> | |||
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===Negative colon with tattoo location and possible scar=== | |||
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Comment: | |||
The colonoscopy report notes that an iatrogenic tattoo was placed distal to the lesion. The possible scar was found proximal to the tattoo. | |||
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===Negative colon without tattoo location and scar=== | |||
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Comment: | |||
The scar was submitted in total. The location of the scar in relation to the tattoo is documented within the gross. | |||
It would be useful to confirm that: the location of lesion (that prompted the resection) in relation to the tattoo is the same as the relationship between scar and the tattoo. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Polypectomy scar]]. | *[[Polypectomy scar]]. | ||
*[[Tattoo]]. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||