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cord-339161-ycsijsw4	Friebel, TR	Communication: A Safe Skin Cancer Surgery set-up during the COVID-19 crisis	2020-11-01		.txt	text/plain	858	52	52	By initiating dedicated local anaesthetic skin cancer operating lists in an affiliated private hospital, our tertiary plastic surgery unit provided continuation of care for this patient population throughout the pandemic. [ Table 1 inserts here] None of the contacted fifty patients developed any symptoms of COVID-19 in the 3-6 weeks following their surgical procedure. The guideline published by NHS in April 2020, advises Plastic Surgery services to continue to offer surgical treatment within one month for the following skin cancers: melanoma; poorly differentiated tumours; nodal disease; compromise of vital structures, including the eye, nose and ear [5] . The results of this communication can be used when discussing the oncological risk of delaying surgery vs the COVID-19 transmission risk for patients undergoing a procedure under local anaesthesia. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection COVID-19: the case for health-care worker screening to prevent hospital transmission	./cache/cord-339161-ycsijsw4.txt	./txt/cord-339161-ycsijsw4.txt