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December 11, 2025Dermatology ReportsOpen Access

20 | How Covid-19 pandemic influenced the diagnosis of new primary melanoma: a retrospective, multicenter study by the Italian Society of Oncological Surgery

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Retrospective study reveals changes in melanoma diagnosis features during Covid-19 pandemic, indicating critical delays in treatment.

Key Points

  • This research aimed to evaluate the indirect effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on melanoma diagnosis in Italy.
  • Conducted a retrospective observational multicenter study
  • Involved 10 SICO Italian Melanoma centers
  • Compared diagnoses from pre-pandemic and pandemic periods
  • Statistically significant reduction in mean interval from diagnosis to surgery in COVID-19 centres (p=0.002)
  • Changes in Breslow thickness (p<0.0001), tumor stage (p=0.002), and ulceration (p=0.04) at diagnosis were observed

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Italian Melanoma Intergroup (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401b0d2d562116f28f7206https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10762
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