TY - GEN ID - cogprints7985 UR - http://cogprints.org/7985/ A1 - Vijay Shankar, S A1 - Nischal, KC A1 - Geethalakshmi, U A1 - Padmini, HR Y1 - 2011/07/30/ N2 - 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. PB - BS Kakkilaya KW - Nevi; Balloon cell; Conjunctiva TI - An Unusual Melanocytic Nevus of Conjunctiva : Balloon Cell Nevus AV - public ER -