Causes of delayed treatment of patients with cancer of the larynx and hypopharynx in the north-eastern region of Poland

Early diagnosis and treatment of the larynx and hypopharynx cancer is crucial in connection of the therapeutic effects and prognosis. However, our experiences pointed out that the patients came too late for treatment, sometimes several months after the beginning of symptoms. They always revealed at...

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Published inOtolaryngologia Polska Vol. 44; no. 3; p. 219
Main Author Rzewnicki, I
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1990
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - psychology
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - therapy
Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Laryngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Laryngeal Neoplasms - psychology
Laryngeal Neoplasms - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Poland
Time Factors
Poland
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Summary:Early diagnosis and treatment of the larynx and hypopharynx cancer is crucial in connection of the therapeutic effects and prognosis. However, our experiences pointed out that the patients came too late for treatment, sometimes several months after the beginning of symptoms. They always revealed at this moment of the first consultations more advanced local lesions and metastases in the neighbouring regions. We analysed the material of 184 patients treated in ENT Clinic of Medical Academy in Białystok according to the delayed reporting to treatment. The reasons of the delayed reporting were also evaluated. The misdiagnosis was not the main reason of the delayed treatment.
ISSN:0030-6657