A Case of Non-Irradiated Balloon Cell Melanoma of the Choroid: Expanding the Morphological Spectrum of Primary Uveal Melanomas

A Case of Non-Irradiated Balloon Cell Melanoma of the Choroid: Expanding the Morphological Spectrum of Primary Uveal Melanomas

Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular tumor in adults and usually has a very poor prognosis. Histologically, UMs have been classified in epithelioid cell type, spindle cell type, and mixed cell type. Balloon cells are large pale cells that contain small, hyperchromatic, central...

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Main Authors: Maria Failla, Rosario Caltabiano, Antonio Longo, Andrea Russo, Michele Reibaldi, Teresio Avitabile, Eliana Piombino, Cristina Colarossi, Lorenzo Colarossi, Elena Tirrò, Paolo Vigneri, Pietro Valerio Foti, Giuseppe Broggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
uveal melanoma
balloon cell
eye tumor
non-irradiated melanoma of the choroid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/3/642

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