Cutaneous endometriosis mimicking dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a dermoscopic pitfall

Tommasino N, Nello Tommasino, Federica Feo, Feo F, Rosaria Cappiello, Cappiello R, Massimo Mascolo, Mascolo M, Francesco Cillo, Cillo F, Villani A, Alessia Villani, Claudia Costa, Costa C
Italian journal of dermatology and venereology · 2026 · vol. 161(3) , pp. 309–310 · doi:10.23736/S2784-8671.26.08464-1 · PMID:41838478
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The paper describes a dermoscopic diagnostic pitfall in which cutaneous endometriosis clinically and dermoscopically mimicked dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. It presents the case in a dermatology context, with dermoscopic observations and subsequent confirmation through pathological evaluation. The key finding is that the dermoscopic appearance of cutaneous endometriosis can overlap with that of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, creating a potential for misidentification. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically focuses on cutaneous endometriosis mimicking dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans as a dermoscopic pitfall.

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