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dc.contributor.authorKühnl, A
dc.contributor.authorCunningham, D
dc.contributor.authorHutka, M
dc.contributor.authorPeckitt, C
dc.contributor.authorRozati, H
dc.contributor.authorMorano, F
dc.contributor.authorChong, I
dc.contributor.authorGillbanks, A
dc.contributor.authorWotherspoon, A
dc.contributor.authorHarris, M
dc.contributor.authorMurray, T
dc.contributor.authorChau, I
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-04T16:17:36Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-01
dc.identifier.citationBMC hematology, 2018, 18 pp. 19 - ?
dc.identifier.issn2052-1839
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.icr.ac.uk/handle/internal/3132
dc.identifier.eissn2052-1839
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12878-018-0109-0
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: In patients presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy, it is critical to effectively identify those with underlying cancer who require urgent specialist care. METHODS: We analyzed a large dataset of 1000 consecutive patients with unexplained lymphadenopathy referred between 2001 and 2009 to the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) rapid access lymph node diagnostic clinic (LNDC). RESULTS: Cancer was diagnosed in 14% of patients. Factors predictive for malignant disease were male sex, age, supraclavicular and multiple site involvement. Cancer-associated symptoms were present for a median of 8 weeks. The median time from referral to start of cancer therapy was 53 days. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) was performed in 83% of patients with malignancies. Sensitivity and specificity of FNA were limited (50 and 87%, respectively for any malignancy; 30 and 79%, respectively for lymphoma). The vast majority of cancer patients received diagnostic biopsies on the basis of suspicious clinical and ultrasound findings; the FNA result contributed to establishing the diagnosis in only 4 cases. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, we demonstrate that Oncologist-led rapid access clinics are successful concepts to assess patients with unexplained lymphadenopathy. Our data suggest that a routine use of FNA should be reconsidered in this setting.
dc.formatElectronic-eCollection
dc.format.extent19 - ?
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.titleRapid access clinic for unexplained lymphadenopathy and suspected malignancy: prospective analysis of 1000 patients.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-06-25
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1186/s12878-018-0109-0
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-01
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
dc.relation.isPartOfBMC hematology
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pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Clinical Studies/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham)
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Clinical Studies/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham)/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham) (hon.)
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Molecular Pathology
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Molecular Pathology/Ashworth Collaborators
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/Royal Marsden Clinical Units
pubs.organisational-group/ICR
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Clinical Studies
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Clinical Studies/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham)
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Clinical Studies/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham)/Medicine (RMH Smith Cunningham) (hon.)
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Molecular Pathology
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Molecular Pathology/Ashworth Collaborators
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/Royal Marsden Clinical Units
pubs.publication-statusPublished
pubs.volume18
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icr.researchteamMedicine (RMH Smith Cunningham)
icr.researchteamAshworth Collaborators
dc.contributor.icrauthorChong, Yu-Shing


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