Outcomes of head and neck cancer management from two cancer centres in Southern and Northern Europe during the first wave of COVID-19.
Marta TagliabueBeth RussellCharlotte MossRita De BerardinisFrancesco ChuJean-Pierre JeannonGiacomo PietrobonAnna HaireEnrica GrossoHarriet WylieStefano ZorziMichele ProhAina Brunet-GarciaAugusto CattaneoRichard OakleyLuigi De BenedettoAsit AroraStefano RiccioAlistair FryRoberto BruschiniWilliam TownleyGioacchino GiuglianoGeorgios OrfaniotisMarzia MadiniSaoirse DollyEster BorghiDanila AprileValeria ZurloDebora BibianoFabrizio MastrilliSusanna ChioccaMieke Van HemelrijckSara GandiniRicard SimoMohssen AnsarinPublished in: Tumori (2021)
This study presents a large cohort of patients with HNC with nasopharyngeal swab during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Patients with HNC with COVID-19 appeared more likely to develop postsurgical complications and to be taking ACE inhibitors. The preventive measures adopted guaranteed the continuation of therapeutic surgical intervention.