Harrison J D, Rowley P S, Peters P D
J Pathol. 1977 Feb;121(2):83-92. doi: 10.1002/path.1711210204.
A common tattoo occurring in the mouth is caused by the insertion of amalgam filling material into the soft tissues. Fifteen amalgam tattoos were examined. Amalgam or its derivatives were found within macrophages, fibroblasts and multinuclear giant cells. Fine particles were found associated with: the basement-membranes of mucosal epithelium, of striped muscle fibres, and of muscle cells of blood vessels; collagen; elastic tissue; and the connective tissue of nerves. Amalgam consists mainly of mercury, silver and tin. The analytical results suggest that corrosion occurs and that mercury and some tin are lost from the tattoos, leaving silver and tin in macrophages and giant cells, and silver in fibroblasts and in the above-mentioned extracellular sites.
口腔中常见的一种纹身是由汞合金填充材料植入软组织引起的。对15个汞合金纹身进行了检查。在巨噬细胞、成纤维细胞和多核巨细胞内发现了汞合金或其衍生物。发现细颗粒与以下结构相关：黏膜上皮、横纹肌纤维和血管肌细胞的基底膜；胶原蛋白；弹性组织；以及神经的结缔组织。汞合金主要由汞、银和锡组成。分析结果表明发生了腐蚀，汞合金纹身中的汞和一些锡流失，巨噬细胞和巨细胞中留下银和锡，成纤维细胞以及上述细胞外部位中留下银。
