id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-316572-7ei96rrn Touska, P The role of transoral fine needle aspiration in expediting diagnosis and reducing risk in head and neck cancer patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era: a single-institution experience 2020-09-02 .txt text/plain 3267 172 40 title: The role of transoral fine needle aspiration in expediting diagnosis and reducing risk in head and neck cancer patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era: a single-institution experience METHOD: Diagnostic outcomes were retrospectively evaluated for a series of patients undergoing transoral fine needle aspiration cytology of oral cavity and oropharyngeal lesions during the COVID-19 pandemic. 22, 23, 27 Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with possible or suspected head and neck cancer at our institution would typically need to attend the hospital for clinical assessment, imaging, diagnostic biopsy of the primary lesion and panendoscopy (under general anaesthesia), before definitive treatment could be decided upon. ./cache/cord-316572-7ei96rrn.txt ./txt/cord-316572-7ei96rrn.txt