title: Balloon cell nevus of the oral mucosa.
abstract: The balloon cell nevus is an uncommon variant of melanocytic nevi in which the majority of the proliferation consists of cells demonstrating peculiarly large clear, foamy, or finely vacuolated cytoplasm. The vacuolated cells represent altered nevus cells and upon immunoperoxidase evaluation react positively with several melanocytic markers. Complete excision results in cure. This report describes the second balloon cell nevus of the oral mucosa documented in the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0297, USA. ddamm@email.uky.edu
authors.forename: Douglas D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: Dean K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lyu
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D058965:MART-1 Antigen; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D058965:MART-1 Antigen; C548667:MLANA protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins