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Skin-Melanocytic Tumors

Balloon Cell Nevus

Last major update: November 2008 - next update November 2009

Revised: 27 June 2009

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D., PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

Clinical description

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● Most melanocytes are large, pale with foamy or finely vacuolated cytoplasm but no atypia

Micro images

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Contributed by Dr. Amy Lynn, Toledo, Ohio Balloon cell nevus of conjunctiva

Positive stains

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● Melanocytic markers

Differential Diagnoses

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● Balloon cell melanoma - has radial growth phase, mitoses, and other types of melanoma cells in vertical growth component

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