Publications by authors named "Nicole M Falls"
Int J Gynecol Cancer
November 2010
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed how a weekly tumor board meeting influences the treatment of patients with gynecologic cancers by analyzing medical records from January 2004 to December 2006 for 741 patients.
- The tumor board reviewed pathology for 526 patients, leading to a change in diagnosis for 27% of cases, which altered clinical management in 74% of these instances, impacting 20% of all reviews.
- Radiology reviews, mostly aimed at confirming ongoing cancer, confirmed malignancy in 74% of cases and resulted in a new diagnosis or upstaging for 10% of the reviewed imaging studies.
