Flores L E, Williams D L, Bell B A, O'Brien M, Ragab A H
Am J Dis Child. 1986 Jul;140(7):684-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140210082031.
The interval from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis in 79 children with primary brain tumors was compared with that in 45 children with Wilms' tumor and 123 children with acute leukemia. The patients with brain tumors had a significant delay from symptom onset to diagnosis. Only 38% of primary brain tumors were diagnosed within the first month after the onset of symptoms. In contrast, 84% of Wilms' tumors and 80% of cases of acute leukemia were diagnosed within one month of the onset of symptoms. Early detection of brain tumors is important as it may have a significant bearing on clinical outcome.
将79例原发性脑肿瘤患儿从症状出现到确诊的时间间隔，与45例肾母细胞瘤患儿及123例急性白血病患儿的相应时间间隔进行了比较。脑肿瘤患儿从症状出现到确诊存在显著延迟。仅38%的原发性脑肿瘤在症状出现后的第一个月内得到确诊。相比之下，84%的肾母细胞瘤及80%的急性白血病病例在症状出现后的一个月内得到确诊。脑肿瘤的早期发现很重要，因为这可能对临床结果产生重大影响。
