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The human severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic changed the usual care practice worldwide with the necessity to reorganize and postpone the majority of elective most planned medical and surgical activities. 1 Malignant melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer. The incidence of melanoma is climbing steadily and peaks at the seventh and eighth decades of life. 2 Old patients, with chronic comorbidities, belong to the same population with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. 3 The lockdown period in Northern Italy, from 22 February to 3 May, witnessed a drastic reduction in the number of accesses in the Dermatology Department for evaluation of skin cancer screening. 4 The Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo is a tertiary center and teaching hospital in Northern Italy and became a national SARS-CoV-2 referral center. During the lockdown period, many dermatologists were enrolled in coronavirus disease (COVID) departments and

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