Incidental findings during the diagnostic work-up in the head and neck cancer pathway: Effects on treatment delay and survival

Incidental findings during the diagnostic work-up in the head and neck cancer pathway: Effects on treatment delay and survival

Objectives: As a result of the increasing number of diagnostic scans, incidental findings (IFs) are more frequently encountered during oncological work-up in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). IFs are unintentional discoveries found on diagnostic imaging. Relevant IFs impl...

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Main Authors: Bult, F.F.S (Author), Halmos, G.B (Author), Plaat, B.E.C (Author), Schoonbeek, R.C (Author), van der Hoorn, A. (Author), van Dijk, B.A.C (Author), Witjes, M.J.H (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
Subjects:
aged
Article
cancer patient
cancer radiotherapy
cancer survival
chemoradiotherapy
cohort analysis
controlled study
Delay
diagnostic imaging
dying
female
Head and neck cancer
Head and Neck Neoplasms
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
head and neck tumor
human
Humans
incidental finding
Incidental findings
Incidental Findings
major clinical study
male
overall survival
Overall survival
radiologist
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
survival time
therapy delay
time to treatment
Time-to-Treatment
Time-to-treatment initiation
x-ray computed tomography
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