Impact of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Head and neck tumors can be easily recognized through clinical evaluation. However, they are often diagnosed at advanced stages. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the delay from the patient's initial symptoms to the definitive treatment. METHODS: Retrospective study of patients e...

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Main Authors: André Wady Debes Felippu, Eduardo Cesar Freire, Ricardo de Arruda Silva, André Vicente Guimarães, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000200140&lng=en&tlng=en