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Table 5 The impact of the diagnostic delay on therapy

From: Does diagnostic delay of colorectal cancer result in malpractice claims? A retrospective analysis of the Swedish board of malpractice from 1995–2008

Stage

yes (number)

probably (number)

no (number)

Total (number)*

Dukes´A or B

1

0

12

13

Dukes´C

6

0

18

24

Metastatic disease “Dukes´D”

3

2

18

23

Total

10

2

48

60

  1. * In one case no cancer was found after preoperative irradiation and one patient had a squamos cell cancer.