Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Melanoma
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Adult patients diagnosed with melanoma through histological study in the established study periods.
- Complete staging through clinical evaluation, imaging tests and/or sentinel lymph node biopsy (in cases that were indicated following the AJCC 2018 indications).
- At least one follow-up visit at the Melanoma Unit of the Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves.
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pre-Pandemic (n = 77) | Pandemic (n = 53) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 63.31 +/− 1.88 | 65.02 +/− 2.27 | 0.56 |
Sex (n) M F | 43 34 | 23 30 | 0.16 |
Breslow | 1.08+/−0.28 | 2.65+/−0.34 | <0.001 |
Ulceration (n) Yes No | 9 68 | 12 41 | 0.09 |
Mitoses | 1.40+/−0.56 | 3.58+/−0.69 | 0.016 |
Satellite lesions (n) Yes No | 1 76 | 3 50 | 0.16 |
Lymphovascular invasion (n) Yes No | 1 76 | 3 50 | 0.16 |
Perineural invasion (n) Yes No | 0 77 | 3 50 | 0.03 |
Lymph node metastases (n) Yes No | 8 69 | 8 45 | 0.42 |
In-transit metastases (n) Yes No | 1 76 | 3 50 | 0.16 |
Systemic metastases (n) Yes No | 1 76 | 1 52 | 0.79 |
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Martinez-Lopez, A.; Diaz-Calvillo, P.; Cuenca-Barrales, C.; Montero-Vilchez, T.; Sanchez-Diaz, M.; Buendia-Eisman, A.; Arias-Santiago, S. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Melanoma. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 4181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144181
Martinez-Lopez A, Diaz-Calvillo P, Cuenca-Barrales C, Montero-Vilchez T, Sanchez-Diaz M, Buendia-Eisman A, Arias-Santiago S. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Melanoma. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(14):4181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144181
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartinez-Lopez, Antonio, Pablo Diaz-Calvillo, Carlos Cuenca-Barrales, Trinidad Montero-Vilchez, Manuel Sanchez-Diaz, Agustin Buendia-Eisman, and Salvador Arias-Santiago. 2022. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Melanoma" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 14: 4181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144181