Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on head and neck cancer diagnosis: data from a single referral center, South Tyrol, northern Italy.

Luca GazziniEnrico FazioVirginia DallariRemo AccoronaMonir AbousiamAurel NebiajGiovanni GiorgettiIlaria GirolamiFabio VittadelloRoberto MagnatoMartin PatscheiderGuido MazzoleniLuca Calabrese

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

This study highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HNCs, showing a statistically significant difference in the number of diagnoses before and after the lockdown which was related to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and with a relevant decrease in early cT-staged HNCs.

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