Increased Delay in Diagnosis, but Not Treatment, Among Patients With Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giorgio Lo Giudice; Giuseppe Colella; Ciro Emiliano Boschetti; Chiara Colella; Gianpaolo Tartaro; Nicola Cirillo

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3652

Increased Delay in Diagnosis, but Not Treatment, Among Patients With Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jan 1;149(1):91-92. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3652.

Authors

Giorgio Lo Giudice¹, Giuseppe Colella², Ciro Emiliano Boschetti², Chiara Colella², Gianpaolo Tartaro², Nicola Cirillo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
² Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
³ Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Carton, Victoria, Australia.

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Plain language summary

This retrospective cohort study assesses delays in diagnosis and treatment for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in a tertiary care university hospital in Naples, Italy.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19*
Humans
Mouth Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Mouth Neoplasms* / therapy
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2