ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Melanoma Diagnosis in Romania-Data from Two University Centers.
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- Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis of Melanoma and Keratinocyte Carcinomas: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Pooled it
- Dermatologic conditions and risk factors in people experiencing homelessness (PEH): systematic review.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Pooled it
- Bridging gaps throughout a patient's journey with melanoma: a systematic review.Melanoma management · 2025Review
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Lung Cancer Diagnosis in Mureș County, Romania: A 5-Year Retrospective, Comprehensive Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gut Cancer Admissions and Management: A Comparative Study of Two Pandemic Years to a Similar Pre-Pandemic Period.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delay of Melanoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2024Review
- Prioritizing Melanoma Surgeries to Prevent Wait Time Delays and Upstaging of Melanoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Melanoma Diagnosis: Increased Breslow Thickness in Primary Melanomas-A Single Center Experience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic affected the healthcare system in our country and led non-COVID patients to postpone medical visits that were not urgent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trends in melanoma diagnosis and to compare the pathological characteristics of melanoma patients before and during the pandemic. The number of primary cutaneous melanomas diagnosed each month between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2021 (COVID-19) in the North-Western Region of Romania (Cluj and Bihor counties) was determined. The pathological characteristics of melanomas diagnosed in the two intervals were compared. The number of melanoma diagnoses substantially decreased during the pandemic, with 66 (-19.3%) fewer cutaneous melanomas being diagnosed in the first year of the pandemic when compared with the previous year. The tumor thickness and mitotic rate were significantly higher in cases found during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study suggests that COVID-19 has delayed diagnosis in patients with melanoma, leading to the detection of thicker melanomas that may increase morbidity and mortality. Further studies are needed to determine the consequences of this delay on outcomes.
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