ClinicalStudy Delays in Referral of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

. Patients with a proven STS were included. Theywere recruited from both outpatient clinics and from the surgical ward of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (Birmingham, UK). Astructured interview was used to take a detailed history of the patients’ treatment pathway, before arriving at the specialist centre.Dates given were validated using the case notes.