Management of a Head and Neck Oncological Department During Covid-19 Pandemia

The recent outbreak of SARS?CoV?2 has assumed worldwide proportion. Due to the high virulence and a delay in the application of containment measures in order to avoid social contacts, the so-called ?Coronavirus? has sickened about 2000000 people all over the world, causing around 120000 deaths. Italy is the first country in the world for infections and deaths. The high rate of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admission provoked a serious congestion over hospitals and extreme lockdown measures has been taken by Italian and European government to strengthen the health system to avoid a national collapse. On the other hand, cancer is a life-threatening disease that should be treated without delay to avoid a prejudicial outcome to patients