Delayed referral of pediatric brain tumors during COVID-19 pandemic

Neuro Oncol. 2020 Dec 18;22(12):1884-1886. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa159.

Authors

Andrea Carai¹, Franco Locatelli^{2

3}, Angela Mastronuzzi³

Affiliations

¹ Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; brain tumors; central nervous system; children; diagnostic delay; pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Neoplasms / therapy
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Child
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Infant
Pandemics*
Referral and Consultation / standards
Referral and Consultation / trends*
Time-to-Treatment / standards
Time-to-Treatment / trends*