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. 2018 Oct 17;100(8):591–597. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2018.0184

Table 5.

Duration of symptoms prior to presentation and diagnosis over the decades

1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Total
Number of cases 1 17 57 38 15 28 34 67 257
Median duration of symptoms 6 months 60 months 42 months 48 months 60 months 12 months 12 months 9 months 24 months (n=182)