The Association Between COVID-19 Lockdowns and Melanoma Diagnosis and Thickness: A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Europe.

To the Editor: After the COVID-19 pandemic, a drop was observed in all cancer screening visits, including those for melanoma because even with the growth of telemedicine, remote melanoma screenings are challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions affected melanoma diagnosis. In this multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional study, we reviewed histopathologic reports performed 1 year before and 1 year after the beginning of lockdowns in 6 European referral centers and compared the number of and histologic features of melanomas diagnosed in each period.