Melanoma Diagnosis in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Return to “Normality” only in 2023 in 2 German Skin Tumour Centers

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  • Peter Mrotzek Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany ; Faculty of Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
  • Silke C. Hofmann Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
  • Alexander Kreuter Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen, University of Witten/Herdecke, Oberhausen, Germany
  • Sebastian Appelbaum Faculty of Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
  • Ulrich Wesselmann Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
  • Ulrich Peter Wehry Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen, University of Witten/Herdecke, Oberhausen, Germany
  • Galina Balakirski Center for Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42863

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COVID-19, post-pandemic, melanoma, tumor thickness, sentinel lymph node, metastases

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2025-02-25

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Mrotzek, P., Hofmann, S. C., Kreuter, A., Appelbaum, S., Wesselmann, U., Wehry, U. P., & Balakirski, G. (2025). Melanoma Diagnosis in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Return to “Normality” only in 2023 in 2 German Skin Tumour Centers. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv42863. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42863

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