outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia caused by the 2019nCoV in China is still ongoing, posing a serious threat to public health. COVID19 is characterized by long incubation period, strong infectivity and general susceptibility. Accurate and timely clinical management is of great importance to patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Under the new situation of COVID19 outbreak, medical staff should stringently follow the clinical guidelines to exclude or make an accurate diagnosis of patients with COVID19. Consequently, with sufficient attention to selfprotection against COVID19 infection in medical staff and proper coordination on surgical and postoperative issues according to the level of risk, patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal carcinoma should obtain an appropriate and timely clinical management, which is significant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and benefit cancer treatment.MethodsResultsConclusion