Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Department of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Epidemiology and Survival of Balloon Cell Melanoma by Sex: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis
  Author(s): Sara D. Ragi*, Isabelle Moseley, Samantha Ouellette and Babar Rao
  
  Balloon Cell Melanoma (BCM) is a rare presentation of malignant melanoma characterized by large, foamy melanocytes without pigmentation. BCM has been reported in a handful of case reports; however, the epidemiology and clinical behavior of BCM has not been fully characterized. Specifically, demographic features of BCM in the United States including sex, race, and socioeconomic distribution and survival rates, based on these factors, is unclear. Thus, further characterization of BCM demographic differences and survival behavior is of critical importance. Here we report national data on BCM epidemiology and survival by sex using the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEERs) Program from 2000 to 2018... View More»
  DOI: 10.35841/2329-9509.23.14.628

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