Demoras en el diagnóstico y en el tratamiento quirúrgico del carcinoma broncogénico

Influencia de la demora quirúrgica en la supervivencia de los pacientes intervenidos por carcinoma broncogénico

“…In that study, the mean time between diagnostic confirmation and surgery was 35 days (range, 1-154 days) for 1082 patients with clinical stage I and II tumors. López Encuentra et al 5 described a mean waiting period of 45.2 (34.7) days. Other authors have reported mean delays of 24 to 47 days, with actual figures ranging from 4 to 172 days.…”

“…Various authors have analyzed diagnostic delay in lung cancer in this way. 2,5,6,21,22 Therefore, all these components should be remembered in managing this disease and future studies should cover the entire process of diagnosis and treatment. Efforts to reduce waiting times should continue, for even though a clear association with survival has not been found, there is still a small group of patients who have potentially treatable disease whose prognosis might change because of delay.…”