Head and Neck Cancer Care in a Pandemic Prioritizing Safe Care

Foreword by Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, President of the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology and Professor and George L. Adams Chair for Otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota Medical School
Preface
Contributors
Section 1: General Considerations
Chapter 1 . Epidemiology of COVID-19 and its Relation to Head and Neck Cancer Patients by Young Jae Byun, Daniel T. Lackland, Shaun A. Nguyen
Chapter 2. Health System Approaches to COVID-19 Patients and the Impact on Head and Neck Cancer Care by Michael Au, John Kim, Jonathan C. Irish
Chapter 3. Def initions of Protective Equipment and Venues and General Recommendations for Use by Brooke M. Su-Velez, Tom Maxim, Jennifer L . Long, Maie A. St . John, Michael A . Holliday
Chapter 4. Telemedicine and the Head and Neck Cancer Patient–How to Optimize Care by Priyanka D. Reddy, Flora Yan, Brian A. Moore, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan
Chapter 5. The Impact on COVID-19 Infection on Outcomes by Neil K. Mehta, Kristin A. Echanique, Maie A. St . John
Chapter 6. Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic by Alber t Y. Han, Jessica E. Miller, Jennifer L. Long, David A. Rapkin, Charlene L. Williams, Roger Daf ter, Dinesh K. Chhetri, Maie A. St . John, Travis L. Shiba
Chapter 7. Ethical Considerations in Prioritizing Pandemic-Era Cancer Care by Nithin S. Peddireddy, Catherine T. Haring, Andrew G. Shuman
Section 2: Patient Management Considerations
Chapter 8. Outpatient Procedures, Endoscopy, and Modif ications during a Pandemic by Lindsey Moses, Babak Givi
Chapter 9. Alternative and Innovative Multidisciplinary Management Approaches to Head and Neck Cancer during a Pandemic by Seerat K . Poonia, Donald T. Weed, Ara A. Chalian
Chapter 10. Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Janine M. Rotsides, Emily Kamen, Ameya Asarkar, Babak Givi
Chapter 11 . Surgical Considerations for Tracheotomy during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Yew Song Cheng, Lindsey Moses, Babak Givi
Chapter 12. SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Methods and Timing for in Care of Patients by Priyanka D. Reddy, David M. Andrews, Donald T. Weed
Section 3: Subsite-Specif ic Considerations (Mucosal)
Chapter 13. Sinonasal and Nasopharyngeal: Mucosal Subsite Considerations by Michael T. Yim, Ehab Y. Hanna
Chapter 14. Oral Cavity: Mucosal Subsite Considerations by Joseph Zenga, Jennifer Gross, Sidharth V. Puram
Chapter 15. Oropharynx by Brent A. Chang, Ameya A. Asarkar, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan
Chapter 16. Larynx and Hypopharynx by Max Hennessy, Karen Choi, Neerav Goyal
Section 4: Subsite-Specif ic Considerations (Nonmucosal)
Chapter 17. Thyroid and Parathyroid Endocrine Surgery Care in the COVID Pandemic by Marika D. Russell, Amanda Silver Karcioglu, Dipti Kamani, Gregory W. Randolph
Chapter 18. Salivary Gland by Ramez Philips, David M. Cognetti
Chapter 19. Cutaneous Malignancy by Kevin Emerick
Chapter 20. Lymphoma: Nonmucosal Subsite Considerations by Vincent M. Desiato, Ernest Gomez, Thorsen W. Haugen, and Scharukh Jalisi
Chapter 21 . Management of Nonmalignant Head and Neck Disease by Kristen A. Echanique, Shabnam Ghazizadeh, Rhorie P. R. Kerr, Keith Blackwell, Maie St . John, Vishad Nabili, Irene Kim
Section 5: Education in the COVID-19 Era
Chapter 22. Patient Education by Michael G. Moore, Carole Fakhry
Chapter 23. Medical Student , Resident , and Fellow Education by Jenny X. Chen, Alice Z., Maxfield, Regan W. Bergmark, Stacey Tut t Gray
Chapter 24. CME, Peer Education, and the Role of Professional Societies by Cecelia E. Schmalbach, Vivian F. Wu
Section 6: Social Issues in the COVID-19 Era
Chapter 25. Dying Differently During a Pandemic: Communication, Stigma, and Bereavement by Alyssa K. Ovait t , Susan McCammon
Chapter 26. Impact on the Healthcare Workforce by Flora Yan, Brit tny N. Tillman, Lenka Stankova, Andrew T. Day
Chapter 27. An International Perspective: Commentar y from Front-Line Specialist s in India
During a Pandemic by Rosemarie de Souza, Erick Yuen, Christopher de Souza
Index

Head and Neck Cancer Care in a Pandemic: Prioritizing Safe Care is an up-to-the-moment, comprehensive reference for addressing the complex problems inherent in delivering optimal cancer treatment during a pandemic. Written during the crisis, a major motivation for its publication is the simple fact that delaying treatments for cancers is frequently not an option.

This outstanding volume is unique for its inclusive authorship: contributors represent the heads of renowned departments in leading institutions, residents, fellows, and medical students on the front lines of the pandemic. While providing vital and time-sensitive cancer patient care, the authors have documented lessons learned battling serious diseases and co-morbidities during the COVID-19 emergency.

In addition to an emphasis on the surgical issues of specific diseases, Head and Neck Cancer Care in a Pandemic looks at multidisciplinary patient management, education, social issues impact, and general considerations such as telemedicine and protective equipment.

The editors have arranged the text in six sections:

• General Considerations
• Patient Management Considerations
• Subsite-Specific Considerations (Mucosal)
• Subsite-Specific Considerations (Nonmucosal)
• Education in the COVID-19 Era
• Social Issues in the COVID-19 Era

Clinicians, investigators, and students will discover this rare achievement in medical textbooks is a valuable resource in the practice of oncologic care in the COVD-19 era.

Author Information

Daniel G. Deschler, MD, FACS is Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Senior Scientist at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Deschler is also Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shaun A. Nguyen, MD is Professor, Director, and Clinical Resident of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

Babak Givi, MD is Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York, New York.

Cherie-Ann O. Nathan, MD, FACS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Maie A. St. John, MD, PhD, FACS is Professor and Thomas A. Calcaterra Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Co-director of the UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

Terry A. Day, MD is Professor, Vice Chair, and Director of the Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He is also Director of the Head and Neck Tumor Center in the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

Christopher de Souza, MS, DORL, DNB, FACS (USA), FRCS (England) is Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Tata Memorial Hospital and Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India. Dr. Christopher de Souza and his Cochlear Implant Team have received the Apostolic Blessing of His Holiness Pope Francis, for their work in the surgical insertion of hearing devices and other related services to poor and marginalized deaf children.