ArticleSarcoma2010
''Two-week waits"-are they leading to earlier diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcomas?
Article in Sarcoma, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- How Much Do Healthcare Practitioners Know About Sarcoma?Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Delay in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Review.Cancers · 2025Review
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- Imaging investigations before referral to a sarcoma center delay the final diagnosis of musculoskeletal sarcoma.Acta orthopaedica · 2017Article
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- Evaluating the British sarcoma referral form.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2015Article
- Management of musculoskeletal tumors during pregnancy: a retrospective study.BMC women's health · 2015Article
- Early symptoms of bone and soft tissue sarcomas: could they be diagnosed earlier?Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2012Article
- Trends in presentation of bone and soft tissue sarcomas over 25 years: little evidence of earlier diagnosis.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2011Article
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Abstract
Introduction. The ''two-week wait" was established as a potential means of diagnosing malignant tumours earlier. This paper investigated whether these clinics are leading to earlier diagnosis of malignant soft-tissue lumps. Method. We identified all referrals to our centre from a database over a 4-year period. Results. 2225 patients were referred to our unit for investigation of a soft-tissue mass. 576 (26%) were referred under the ''two-week wait" criteria. 153 (27%) of which were found to have a malignant or borderline malignant diagnosis. 1649 patients were referred nonurgently. 855 (52%) of which were diagnosed with a malignant or borderline lesion. The average size at diagnosis was 9.4 cm with no difference in size between the different referral routes. Conclusion. There is little evidence that the two-week wait clinic is leading to earlier diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcomas with the majority still being referred nonurgently.
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