Long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Increase of thick tumors in two german dermatology clinics

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2023 Aug;21(8):910-913. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15087. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Authors

Galina Balakirski¹, Simona Sabulyte¹, Ulrich Wesselmann¹, Alena-Lioba Michalowitz², Alexander Kreuter^#², Silke C Hofmann^#¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
² Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen, University of Witten/Herdecke, Oberhausen, Germany.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 37186057
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15087

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; pandemic; tumor thickness.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / therapy
Dermatology*
Humans
Pandemics
Skin Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms* / therapy