Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 139 No. 1-2, 2017.
Professional paper
CANCER PATIENTS FOLLOW-UP – CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CLINICAL GUIDELINES Part IV: planocellular head and neck cancer, oesophageal cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer
Tajana Silovski
Stjepko Pleština
Borislav Belev
Renata Dobrila Dintinjana
Sven Kurbel
Darko Županc
Danko Velimir Vrdoljak
Mate Škegro
Marina Vidović
Robert Šeparović
Damir Vrbanec
Abstract
Treatment of oncological patients must be based upon multidisciplinary approach, and takes place in specialized
oncological centers. By the end of a specifi c oncological treatment further follow-up is being managed mostly by
the oncologists, but the role of the general practitioners becomes more important every day and therefore should be precisely
defi ned. Nowadays, most of the existing follow-up guidelines are not being based on prospective studies, yet on the
expert’s opinion of a precise oncological center or specialists. The aim of the Croatian Society of Medical Oncology
(CSMO) with these recommendations is to standardize and rationalize the diagnostic procedures’ algorithm in follow–up
of oncological patients after primary treatment, in patients with planocellular head and neck cancer, oesophageal cancer,
gastric cancer and colorectal cancer.
Keywords
Head and neck neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Carcinoma, squamous cell – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Esophageal neoplsms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Esophagogastric junction – pathology; Stomach neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Colorecal neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Practice guidelines as topic – standards; Medical oncology – standards; Croatia; Follow-up studies
Hrčak ID:
178437
URI
Publication date:
23.3.2017.
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