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

• Main Authors: James Maher (Author), Alan Cameron (Author), Sharon Wallace (Author), Rafael Acosta-Rojas (Author), David Weedon (Author), Cliff Rosendahl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mattioli1885, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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-...