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abstract: 'Melanocytic nevi are one of the most common benign tumors of the conjunctiva. The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual variant of nevus of melanocytic origin, in which more than 50% of the tumor is composed of large polygonal cells with small nucleus and a clear to vacuolated cytoplasm. We describe a case of balloon cell nevus in a 6-year-old child who presented with pigmented lesion of the right eye since birth. The melanocytic nature of these cells was confirmed by immunohistochemical study.  Excision of the tumor results in cure. This report describes a rare balloon cell nevus of conjunctiva which to the best of our knowledge is not documented in Indian literature.'
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  - family: Vijay Shankar
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  - family: Nischal
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  - family: Geethalakshmi
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  - family: Padmini
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date: 2011-07-30
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datestamp: 2012-11-09 17:37:21
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keywords: Nevi; Balloon cell; Conjunctiva
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publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
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referencetext: "1.\tRodriguez-Sains RS. Pigmented conjunctival neoplasms. Orbit 2002;21:231-238.\r\n2.\tJakobiec FA, Zuckerman BD, Berlin AJ, Odell P, MacRae DW, Tuthill RJ. Unusual melanocytic nevi of the conjunctiva. Am J Ophthalmol 1985;100:100-113.\r\n3.\tFarber M, Schutzer P, Mihm MC Jr. Pigmented lesions of the conjunctiva. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998;38:971-978.\r\n4.\tMelanocytic nevi. In, McKee P, Calonje E, Granter S (editors). Pathology of the skin with clinical correlations, 3rd edition. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2005. pp 1265-66.\r\n5.\tKim YJ, Kim YC, Kang HY. Is apoptosis involved in the development of balloon cell nevus? Suggestion from a case report. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007;56:1069-1070."
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title: 'An Unusual Melanocytic Nevus of Conjunctiva : Balloon Cell Nevus'
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volume: 10
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