Oropharynx and Oral Cavity Tumors: A Single-Institution Experience in Luanda City-Angola.

Oral DiseasesEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Oropharynx and oral cavity tumors: A single-institution experience in Luanda City—Angola Agnelo Josué Lucamba, Agnelo Josué Lucamba orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-4786 Hospital Josina Machel–Maria Pia, Luanda City, Angola Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Data curation, Visualization, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorAndresa Borges Soares, Andresa Borges Soares orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-3096 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Data curation, Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization, Visualization, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorFabrício Passador Santos, Fabrício Passador Santos orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-8640 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - review & editing, MethodologySearch for more papers by this authorVictor Angelo Martins Montalli, Victor Angelo Martins Montalli orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-7718 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: ​Investigation, Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Data curation, Writing - original draftSearch for more papers by this authorJosé Luiz Cintra Junqueira, José Luiz Cintra Junqueira orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-4021 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Visualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorNey Soares de Araújo, Ney Soares de Araújo orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-4757 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorVera Cavalcanti de Araújo, Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-3715 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation, Supervision, Visualization, MethodologySearch for more papers by this authorLucas Novaes Teixeira, Corresponding Author Lucas Novaes Teixeira [email protected] [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-9631 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Correspondence Lucas Novaes Teixeira, Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this author Agnelo Josué Lucamba, Agnelo Josué Lucamba orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-4786 Hospital Josina Machel–Maria Pia, Luanda City, Angola Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Data curation, Visualization, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorAndresa Borges Soares, Andresa Borges Soares orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-3096 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Data curation, Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization, Visualization, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorFabrício Passador Santos, Fabrício Passador Santos orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-8640 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - review & editing, MethodologySearch for more papers by this authorVictor Angelo Martins Montalli, Victor Angelo Martins Montalli orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-7718 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: ​Investigation, Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Data curation, Writing - original draftSearch for more papers by this authorJosé Luiz Cintra Junqueira, José Luiz Cintra Junqueira orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-4021 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Visualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorNey Soares de Araújo, Ney Soares de Araújo orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-4757 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorVera Cavalcanti de Araújo, Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-3715 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation, Supervision, Visualization, MethodologySearch for more papers by this authorLucas Novaes Teixeira, Corresponding Author Lucas Novaes Teixeira [email protected] [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-9631 Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil Correspondence Lucas Novaes Teixeira, Division of Oral Pathology, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.14586Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Open Research DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. REFERENCES Armando, A., Bozzetti, M. 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