Balloon cell melanoma: a case report with polarized and non-polarized dermatoscopy and dermatopathology

• Главные авторы: James Maher (Автор), Alan Cameron (Автор), Sharon Wallace (Автор), Rafael Acosta-Rojas (Автор), David Weedon (Автор), Cliff Rosendahl (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Mattioli1885, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Balloon cell melanoma is a rare melanoma subtype, with only one previous case with dermatoscopy published. It is often non-pigmented, leading to diagnostic difficulty, and there is a tendency for lesions to be thick at diagnosis. We report a case of balloon cell melanoma on the forearm of a 61-year-...