Prevalence and Consequences of a Delayed Diagnosis in Multiple Myeloma: A Single Institution Experience.
Paola Negrete-RodríguezMoisés Manuel Gallardo-PérezOlivia Lira-LaraMiranda Melgar-de-la-PazLuis Enrique Hamilton-AvilésGuillermo Ocaña-RammMax Robles-NastaDaniela Sánchez-BonillaJuan Carlos Olivares-GazcaMaría-Victoria MateosGuillermo J Ruiz-DelgadoGuillermo J Ruiz-ArgüellesPublished in: Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia (2024)
A delay in the diagnosis of MM is very frequent in México (68% of cases); despite the fact that there was a significant trend for being in earlier stages of the disease and being diagnosed within 3 months from the onset of symptoms, we did not find a relationship between a delay on the diagnosis of the disease and a higher risk of complications and/or poor prognosis. Possible explanations to these findings are discussed.