转移性黑色素瘤:COVID-19流行病的后果之一
Robert L Phillips1,2, Minhee P Moody3, Marc H Hohman3
1Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, USA.
Cureus
|June 2, 2023
概括
早期发现转移性黑色素瘤对于减少死亡率和变形至关重要. 这一案例凸显了延迟诊断,可能会被大流行病锁定加剧,可能导致疾病晚期和严重并发症.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 老年医学 老年医学
背景情况:
- 转移性黑色素瘤虽然不太常见,但是一种高度致命的皮肤癌,特别是在晚期.
- 早期检测和及时治疗至关重要,以尽量减少与晚期黑色素瘤相关的发病率,死亡率和变形.
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