Impact of a Teledermatology-Based Referral Model on Melanoma Diagnostic Pathways and Clinicopathologic Features: A Retrospective Comparative Study Between Face-to-Face Consultation (2019) and Teledermatology (2022) in a Tertiary Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Teledermatology has transformed access to dermatologic care, yet its association with melanoma prognostic parameters and diagnostic pathways in tertiary settings remains incompletely characterized. To compare the clinicopathologic profile of melanomas diagnosed under face-to-face consultation (2019) versus teledermatology-based referral (teleconsultation) (2022). Methods: A retrospective observational study comparing two patient cohorts: those diagnosed with melanoma via in-person consultation in 2019, and those diagnosed through teleconsultation in 2022. These years were selected to reflect the structural shift in care delivery models before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, during which teledermatology was formally implemented. Sociodemographic, clinic

SUBMITTER: Cebolla-Verdugo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12786944 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature