<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual benign melanocytic lesion characterized histologically by complete or predominant presence of balloon-cell transformed melanocytes. They represent approximately 1.7% of all melanocytic nevi. Three female patients, aged 30, 14 and 7 years, with lesions located on the back and head are included in the presented report. The dermoscopic examination revealed the repetitive dermoscopic features in all three patients: white and yellowish aggregated globules. In conclusion, balloon cell nevi are clinically indistinguishable from the common nevi. Dermoscopy can be useful in their recognition since balloon cell nevi exhibit some distinct dermoscopic features in a form of aggregated white and/or yellow globules.</p></abstract>

The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual benign melanocytic lesion characterized histologically by complete or predominant presence of balloon-cell transformed melanocytes. They represent approximately 1.7% of all melanocytic nevi. Three female patients, aged 30, 14 and 7 years, with lesions located on the back and head are included in the presented report. The dermoscopic examination revealed the repetitive dermoscopic features in all three patients: white and yellowish aggregated globules. In conclusion, balloon cell nevi are clinically indistinguishable from the common nevi. Dermoscopy can be useful in their recognition since balloon cell nevi exhibit some distinct dermoscopic features in a form of aggregated white and/or yellow globules.

Balloon Cell Nevus – Report of Three Cases

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual benign melanocytic lesion characterized histologically by complete or predominant presence of balloon-cell...

Balloon Cell Nevus – Report of Three Cases

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 99 - 102

Received: Dec 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2019-0015

Keywords
Nevus, Pigmented, Dermoscopy, Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma, Case Reports

© 2019 Andrija Jović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Balloon Cell Nevus – Report of Three Cases

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 99 - 102

Received: Dec 12, 2019

Accepted: Dec 15, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2019-0015

KeywordsNevus, Pigmented, Dermoscopy, Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma, Case Reports

© 2019 Andrija Jović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Nevus, Pigmented, Dermoscopy, Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma, Case Reports