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Melanoma Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency: A Literature Review and Single-Center Experience.

Caterina CaritiMartina MerliGianluca AvalloneMarco RubattoElena MarraPaolo FavaVirginia CaliendoFranco PicciottoGiulio GualdiIgnazio StanganelliMaria Teresa FierroSimone RiberoPietro Quaglino
Published in: Cancers (2021)
During the emergency period, the evaluation of suspicious skin lesions was ensured as much as possible. However, the reduced level of access to medical care led to a documented delay in the diagnosis of new melanomas. When detected, the management of early-stage and advanced melanomas was fully guaranteed, whereas the follow-up visits of disease-free patients have been postponed or replaced with a teleconsultation when possible.
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