Tumors, Paludetti (Gemini): “Little known head and neck neoplasms, late diagnosis”

In Italy, according to the Institute of Health, in 2021 there were 9,900 new diagnoses of head and neck malignant tumors. Tumors that cause 4 thousand deaths every year. “However, these patients are never talked about because the numbers of head and neck malignant tumors they suffer are not those of breast and lung cancer.” Thus Gaetano Paludetti, director of the University Department Head Neck Organs of Sense, Section Director of Otolaryngology, Gemelli Irccs University Polyclinic Foundation, Catholic Sacred Heart University of Rome and president of the 108th National Congress of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Sio). held in Rome with 2000 students, 65 preconvention courses, 200 round tables and 450 video and face-to-face communications. “We are seeing very late diagnoses because pathologies of the nose, mouth, ear, neck and larynx are not well known.” “In addition to oncology, there are all hearing problems – concludes Paludetti – voice, swallowing, nose and paranasal sinuses. We ENTs take care of many pathologies, but we have little regard for our work, for some we are doctors of the tonsils. But is not so”.