کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4107538 1605395 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Diagnostic and therapeutic delay in patients with larynx cancer at a reference public hospital
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Diagnostic and therapeutic delay in patients with larynx cancer at a reference public hospital
چکیده انگلیسی

ABSTRACTLaryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is very often diagnosed at advanced stages. The time interval between the specialist consultation and the start of treatment may contribute to better outcomes.Aimthe interval assessment between the first specialist evaluation and the treatment of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Study designlongitudinal historical cohort.Materials and Methods272 consecutive patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma seen between January, 1996 and December of 2004. Clinical and epidemiological data were evaluated, as well as their association with the time interval between the first specialist visit and the start of treatment.Resultthe median time between first evaluation and treatment was 49 days. There was no relationship with gender, age, birth place, disease stage or education.Conclusionthe treatment median delay was 49 days, similar to what has been reported in other studies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 76, Issue 6, November–December 2010, Pages 700–703
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