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'''Balloon cell nevus''' is a benign [[nevus]].<ref name=Andrew2020>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=William D. |last2=Elston |first2=Dirk |last3=Treat |first3=James R. |last4=Rosenbach |first4=Misha A. |last5=Neuhaus |first5=Isaac |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |date=2020 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-0-323-54753-6 |pages=690-691|edition=13th |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEaEDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA690&dq=balloon&hl=en |language=en |chapter=30. Melanocytic nevi and neoplasms: Balloon cell nevus}}</ref> It appears like a [[melanocytic nevus]].<ref name=Weedon2017>{{cite book|last=Johnstone|first=Ronald B.|title=Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTE_DAAAQBAJ|year=2017|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-0-7020-6830-0|edition=2nd|page=535|chapter=33. Tumors of cutaneous appendages}}</ref> |
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[[Histology|Histologically]] it is characterized by swollen, pale, polyhedral [[melanocyte]]s, with pale cytoplasm and a central nucleus.<ref name=Weedon2017/> It is different to balloon cell melanoma,<ref name=Paul2016>{{cite journal |last1=Paul |first1=Sharad P. |last2=Inskip |first2=Michael |title=Balloon Cell Nevi and Balloon Cell Melanomas: What Are They? |journal=Clinical Cases in Skin Cancer Surgery and Treatment |date=2016 |pages=101–113 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-20937-1_10 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20937-1_10 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en }}</ref> which has larger nuclei and is structured like a [[melanoma]].<ref name=Andrew2020/> |
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It was first described by Judalaewitsch in 1901.<ref name=Paul2016/> |
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Balloon cell nevus is a benign nevus.[1] It appears like a melanocytic nevus.[2]
Histologically it is characterized by swollen, pale, polyhedral melanocytes, with pale cytoplasm and a central nucleus.[2] It is different to balloon cell melanoma,[3] which has larger nuclei and is structured like a melanoma.[1]
It was first described by Judalaewitsch in 1901.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "30. Melanocytic nevi and neoplasms: Balloon cell nevus". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 690–691. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- ^ a b Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "33. Tumors of cutaneous appendages". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0.
- ^ a b Paul, Sharad P.; Inskip, Michael (2016). "Balloon Cell Nevi and Balloon Cell Melanomas: What Are They?". Clinical Cases in Skin Cancer Surgery and Treatment. Springer International Publishing: 101–113. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20937-1_10.
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