ReviewDermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Balloon Cell Melanoma: Presentation of Four Cases with a Comprehensive Review of the Literature.
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- Clinical-histological and genetic features of rare variants of melanoma.Histology and histopathology · 2026Review
- Sub-Ultraviolet Reflectance and Ultraviolet-induced Fluorescence Dermatoscopy in Action: Shedding Light on a Case of Balloon Cell Melanoma.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2026Article
- Metastatic Intraparotid Balloon Cell Melanoma: A Diagnostic Challenge.Head and neck pathology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Optimum excision with split skin graft closure in the management of penile sebaceous carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Histopathological Variants of Cutaneous Neurofibroma: A Compendious Review.Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundballoon cell melanoma represents less than 1% of all histological forms of malignant melanoma and represents a diagnostic challenge for the dermatopathologist.
methodsin this paper we present our cases of BCM found in our daily practice from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2021, and we conduct a review of the literature relating to this entity in the period from the first description, 1970, to early 2022.
resultsfour cases of melanoma balloon cell have been extrapolated from our electronic database, while in the review of the literature we have identified 115 cases of patients with primary and/or metastatic BCM.
conclusionswe believe that future studies with numerous case series are essential not only to increase the knowledge of the pathophysiology of this neoplasm but also to correctly evaluate the response of BCM patients to new oncological therapies.
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