Melanoma cutáneo y exposición ocupacional a los rayos UV: asociaciones con el sitio anatómico, el subtipo histológico

Vincenzo De Giorgi1,2, Silvia Viscera3, Giovanni Cecchi1

  • 1Department of Health Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.

Cancers
|August 28, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

La exposición ocupacional al sol está relacionada con un mayor riesgo de desarrollar melanomas más gruesos, particularmente lentigo maligno, y los de la cabeza y el cuello. Esto pone de relieve la necesidad de medidas de protección específicas para los trabajadores al aire libre.

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