"Tattooing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.
| Descriptor ID |
D013653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.085.840 E04.085.840
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tattooing" by people in Profiles.
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Respecting the Art of Medicine: Wide Local Excision of Melanoma Within a Tattoo Sleeve. Dermatol Surg. 2024 03 01; 50(3):290-291.
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Tattoo Recognition in Screening for Victims of Human Trafficking. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 10; 206(10):824-827.
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Chagas Disease Knowledge and Risk Behaviors of the Homeless Population in Houston, TX. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 04; 5(2):229-234.
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Breast tattoos for planning surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Am J Surg. 2007 Oct; 194(4):518-20.
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The postmortem sociomedical interview: uncertainty in confirming infectious disease risks of young tattooed donors. Cornea. 2002 Nov; 21(8):798-802.
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Double injection technique to prevent complications of endoscopic tattooing. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 May; 53(6):697-8.
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The Q-switched ND:YAG laser effectively treats tattoos in darkly pigmented skin. Dermatol Surg. 1996 Dec; 22(12):999-1001.