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patients in the post-COVID-19 group could not     showed  that  the  proportion  of  patients  who
          receive the treatment because of their poor       underwent  surgery  was  significantly  higher
          condition; therefore, only supportive care was    in the pre-COVID-19 group (A=52.4%; B=31.3%)
          proposed (B=11%; A=3%) (p=0.036).                 (p=0.009), whereas in the post-COVID-19 group,
                                                            there was a higher proportion of patients who
          Treatment with curative intent                    underwent non-surgical treatment (B=67.5%;
          The analysis of the subgroup of patients who      A=42.9%) (p=0.003).
          underwent treatment with curative intent



          Figure 3
          Clinical staging in each group (8 ed. AJCC)
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          * Two tumors excluded: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the nasopharynx; melanoma in the nasopharynx
          Ɨ Five tumors excluded: two melanomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses; melanoma of the nasopharynx;
          two non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
          Figure 4
          Primary treatment






























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