A retrospective analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staging at presentation of patients with invasive melanoma

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Oct;87(4):906-908. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.05.008. Epub 2022 May 10.

Authors

Saba S Shaikh¹, Xi Yang², Dylan D Fortman², Hong Wang³, Diwakar Davar⁴, Jason J Luke⁴, Hassane Zarour⁴, John M Kirkwood⁴, Yana G Najjar⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: shaikhss2@upmc.edu.
² Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
⁴ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; brain metastases; cancer; immune therapy; melanoma; pandemic; targeted therapy.

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms*
COVID-19*
Humans
Melanoma* / epidemiology
Melanoma* / pathology
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
Neoplasm Staging
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
Skin Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology