Delay in Diagnosis and Its Effect on Clinical Outcome in High ‐grade Sarcoma of Bone: A Referral Oncological Centre Study

ConclusionProlonged delay in diagnosis does not result in lower survival. Metastatic disease has a pronounced effect on survival. Aggressive tumor behavior results in shorter delays. Minimizing GP‐related delays could be achieved by adopting a lower threshold for obtaining plain radiographs at the pre‐hospital stage.

Source: Orthopaedic Surgery - July 6, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Louren M Goedhart, Jasper G Gerbers, Joris J W Ploegmakers, Paul C Jutte Tags: CLINICAL ARTICLE Source Type: research