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. 2020 Dec;34(12):e778-e779.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.16874. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Delayed melanoma diagnosis in the COVID-19 era: increased breslow thickness in primary melanomas seen after the COVID-19 lockdown

F Ricci  1 , L Fania  1 , A Paradisi  2 , G Di Lella  1 , S Pallotta  1 , L Sobrino  1 , A Panebianco  1 , G Annessi  1 , D Abeni  1
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Delayed melanoma diagnosis in the COVID-19 era: increased breslow thickness in primary melanomas seen after the COVID-19 lockdown

F Ricci et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

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Comment in

  • Melanoma of unknown primary: a case series.
    Doyle C, O'Sullivan B, Watchorn RE, Eustace K. Doyle C, et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Feb;192(1):65-66. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-02951-w. Epub 2022 Feb 17. Ir J Med Sci. 2023. PMID: 35175465 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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