Balloon cell melanoma in primary care practice: a case report

A case of balloon cell melanoma encountered in a primary care skin cancer practice in Melbourne, Australia is presented. The presenting lesion was 6 mm in diameter, ulcerated, non-pigmented and without any algorithmic clues to melanoma. However the presence of terminal hairs caused the clinician to...

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Autores principales:	Mike Inskip, Jill Magee, Sarah Barksdale, Cliff Rosendahl
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Publicado:	Mattioli1885 2013
Materias:	Dermatology RL1-803
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3cb1ce76ea4d45709016667b81cba9f72021-11-17T08:32:44ZBalloon cell melanoma in primary care practice: a case report10.5826/dpc.0303a082160-9381https://doaj.org/article/3cb1ce76ea4d45709016667b81cba9f72013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/943https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 A case of balloon cell melanoma encountered in a primary care skin cancer practice in Melbourne, Australia is presented. The presenting lesion was 6 mm in diameter, ulcerated, non-pigmented and without any algorithmic clues to melanoma. However the presence of terminal hairs caused the clinician to suspect that it was melanocytic. The lesion was reported as a balloon cell melanoma, Clark level 4, Breslow thickness 2 mm with a mitotic index of 4 per square mm. This is an extremely rare melanoma subtype. Author DW has encountered only two cases in a career involving in excess of one million signed out dermatopathology reports. A search of the literature has not discovered any previously published dermatoscopy images of a balloon cell melanoma. Mike InskipJill MageeSarah BarksdaleCliff RosendahlMattioli1885articleDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual (2013)
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description	A case of balloon cell melanoma encountered in a primary care skin cancer practice in Melbourne, Australia is presented. The presenting lesion was 6 mm in diameter, ulcerated, non-pigmented and without any algorithmic clues to melanoma. However the presence of terminal hairs caused the clinician to suspect that it was melanocytic. The lesion was reported as a balloon cell melanoma, Clark level 4, Breslow thickness 2 mm with a mitotic index of 4 per square mm. This is an extremely rare melanoma subtype. Author DW has encountered only two cases in a career involving in excess of one million signed out dermatopathology reports. A search of the literature has not discovered any previously published dermatoscopy images of a balloon cell melanoma.
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Balloon cell melanoma in primary care practice: a case report

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