Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Mimics Basal Cell Carcinoma: Utility of Optical Super-High Magnification Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis

Stefania Guida; Gianmarco Diego Bigotto; Giorgio Stabile; Antonio Podo Brunetti; Nathalie Rizzo; Franco Rongioletti

doi:10.5826/dpc.1503a5296

Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Mimics Basal Cell Carcinoma: Utility of Optical Super-High Magnification Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis

Authors

Stefania Guida Clinic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-6694
Gianmarco Diego Bigotto Clinic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7010-8255
Giorgio Stabile Clinic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Antonio Podo Brunetti Clinic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Nathalie Rizzo Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Franco Rongioletti Clinic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital

Keywords:

Cutaneous angiosarcoma, Optical super-high magnification dermoscopy, Dermoscopy, O.S.H.M.D.

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2025-07-31

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): 2025 Vol 15, No 3 | July

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Research Letter

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Guida S, Bigotto GD, Stabile G, Podo Brunetti A, Rizzo N, Rongioletti F. Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Mimics Basal Cell Carcinoma: Utility of Optical Super-High Magnification Dermoscopy in Differential Diagnosis. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025;15(3):5296. doi:10.5826/dpc.1503a5296