RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Tumour Burden of Melanoma and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
A1 Tejera-Vaquerizo, Antonio
A1 Paradela, Sabela
A1 Toll, Agusti
A1 Santos-Juanes, Jorge
A1 Jaka, Ane
A1 López, Alba
A1 Cañueto, Javier
A1 Bernal, Àlvaro
A1 Villegas-Romero, Isabel
A1 Ferrándiz-Pulido, Carla
A1 Perandones, Héctor
A1 Moreno-Ramírez, David
A1 Domínguez-Mahamud, Carolina
A1 Salido-Vallejo, Rafael
A1 Sanmartin, Onofre
A1 Almazán-Fernández, Francisco M
A1 Rodríguez-Jiménez, Pedro
A1 Bañuls, José
A1 Podlipnik, Sebastian
A1 Sandoval-Clavijo, Alejandra
A1 Boada, Aram
A1 García-Bracamonte, Beatriz
A1 Palencia, Sara
A1 Revilla-Nevreda, David
A1 Reola-Ramírez, Enara
A1 Del Carmen Gómez-Mateo, María
A1 Linares-Barrios, Mario
A1 Jiménez-Gallo, David
A1 González-Cruz, Carlos
A1 Samaniego, Elia
A1 Navedo-de Las Heras, María
A1 Taberner, Rosa
A1 Ródenas-Herranz, Teresa
A1 García-Donoso, Carmen
A1 Puig, Susana
A1 Nagore, Eduardo
K1 COVID-19
K1 SARS-CoV-2
K1 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
K1 delay
K1 surgery
K1 melanoma
AB The aim of this study was to compare tumour burden in patients who underwent surgery for melanoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma during nationwide lockdown in Spain due to COVID-19 (for the period 14 March to 13 June 2020) and during the same dates in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, associations between median tumour burden (Breslow thickness for melanoma and maximum clinical diameter for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma) and demographic, clinical, and medical factors were analysed, building a multivariate linear regression model. During the 3 months of lockdown, there was a significant decrease in skin tumours operated on (41% decrease for melanoma (n = 352 vs n = 207) and 44% decrease for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (n = 770 vs n = 429)) compared with the previous year. The proportion of large skin tumours operated on increased. Fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with respect to family member/close contact, and detection of the lesion by the patient or doctor, were related to thicker melanomas; and fear of being diagnosed with cancer, and detection of the lesion by the patient or relatives, were related to larger size cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. In conclusion, lockdown due to COVID-19 has resulted in a reduction in treatment of skin cancer.
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18380
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18380
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025