From: Symptoms and signs of urogenital cancer in primary care
Cancer site | ||||||
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Bladder, ureter, urethra | Renal | Prostate | Cervix uteri | Corpus uteri | Ovary | |
Clinical examination | ||||||
Abdominal examination | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | |
Digital rectal examination | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 27 (23) | |||
Gynecological examination | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 5 (5) | 1 (1) | ||
Proctoscopy/sigmoidoscopy | ||||||
Other examination, not specified | 9 (8) | 4 (4) | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | ||
No contribution from clinical examination | 16 (14) | 9 (7) | 20 (11) | 3 (2) | 6 (6) | 3 (2) |
Missing | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 1 (1) | ||
Laboratory tests | ||||||
Haemoglobin concentration | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | ||
Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate | 1 (0) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | ||
C-Reactive Protein | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
Test for occult blood in stool | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | ||||
Cervical cytology | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||
Prostate Specific Antigen | 45 (32) | |||||
Urinary examination | 14 (14) | 8 (7) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
Other | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1)^^ |
No diagnostic contribution from laboratory tests | 10 (9) | 5 (4) | 6 (4) | 3 (3) | 9 (9) | 5 (4) |
Missing | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
Diagnostic procedures | ||||||
X-ray | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | |||
Ultrasound | 7 (7) | 2 (2) | 10 (5) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | |
Computer tomography | 7 (5) | 13 (11) | 5 (4) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 5 (4) |
Magnetic resonance | 3 (3) | 8 (5) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
Upper GI Endoscopy | 1 (1) | |||||
Colonscopy | 1 (1) | |||||
Cystoscopy | 21 (18) | 3 (3) | 5 (4) | 1 (1) | ||
Other | 13 (7)* | 3 (1)** | 3 (3)^ | |||
None of the above | 1 (1) | 16 (12) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (0) | |
Missing | 2 (2) | 11 (10) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | |
Number of patients | 30 | 16 | 56 | 10 | 14 | 8 |