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CC BY 4.0 · Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2020; 16: e-20200018
DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200018
Letter to the Editor
Clinical Oncology

Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) considerations on head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic

Considerações da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Oncológica (SBCO) sobre o câncer de cabeça e pescoço durante a pandemia de COVID-19

Terence Pires de Farias 
1   Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2   Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Post Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
,
Fernando Luiz Dias 
1   Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2   Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Post Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
,
José Guilherme Vartanian 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
4   AC Camargo Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo - Brazil
,
Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
5   Hospital Sírio-Libanês Brasília, Head and Neck Surgery - Brasília - Distrito Federal - Brazil
,
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
7   Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Department of Oncology - Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais - Brazil
,
Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
8   AC Camargo, Department of Abdominal Surgery - Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo - Brazil
,
Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
9   Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Department of Surgical Oncology - Uberlandia - Minas Gerais - Brazil
,
Reitan Ribeiro 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
10   Hospital Erasto Gaertner, Department of Surgical Oncology - Curitiba - Paraná - Brazil
,
Luiz Paulo Kowalski 
3   Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, BSSO - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
4   AC Camargo Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo - Brazil
6   Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Head and Neck Surgery - Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo - Brazil
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ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to affect head and neck cancer treatment in Brazil. Concerned with the outcomes impact of these aggressive cancer, The Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology developed recommendations on head and neck cancer management during the outbreak.

RESUMO

A pandemia do COVID-19 ameaça o tratamento do câncer de cabeça e pescoço no Brasil. Preocupada com o impacto dos resultados desse câncer agressivo, a Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Oncológica desenvolveu recomendações sobre o gerenciamento do câncer de cabeça e pescoço durante o surto.

Keywords:

Head and neck neoplasms - Surgical oncology - Oncology service - Hospital - Health planning guidelines

Descritores:

Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço - Cirurgia oncológica - Serviço de oncologia - Hospital - Diretrizes de planejamento em saúde

AUTHOR'S CONTRIBUTION

Terence Pires de Farias: Manuscript writing.

Fernando Luiz Dias: Manuscript writing.

José Guilherme Vartanian: Manuscript writing.

Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira: Manuscript writing.

Luiz Paulo Kowalski: Manuscript writing.

Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira: Manuscript writing.

Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro: Manuscript writing.

Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes: Manuscript writing.

Reitan Ribeiro: Manuscript writing.




Publication History

Received: 16 April 2020

Accepted: 21 May 2020

Article published online:
06 August 2020

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Bibliographical Record
Terence Pires de Farias, Fernando Luiz Dias, José Guilherme Vartanian, Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes, Reitan Ribeiro, Luiz Paulo Kowalski. Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) considerations on head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2020; 16: e-20200018.
DOI: 10.5935/2526-8732.20200018