Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Melanoma Diagnosis: Increased Breslow Thickness in Primary Melanomas-A Single Center Experience.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2022 · PMC9779520 · PMID 36554683

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Melanomas excised during the pandemic period showed a trend toward a higher Breslow thickness median (1.80 vs. 3.00; p = 0.010) when compared to the prepandemic cohort ( Figure 2 ).

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Prior to the pandemic, 33.7% of melanomas were ulcerated when compared to 44.2% in the pandemic group, although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.179) ( Table 1 ). 4.

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