Table 4.
Comparison between patient registration in a cancer registry and patient’s diagnosis (as determined by the patient’s treating physician)
| Registry reporting statusa (n=268) | Physician’s diagnosisb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample size | PV | Other MPN | Secondary polycythemia | Other condition | |
| Not in registry | 146 | 34 (23 %) | 21 (14 %) | 70 (50 %) | 21 (14 %) |
| In registry as PV | 111 | 91 (82 %) | 11 (10 %) | 7 (6 %) | 2 (2 %) |
| In registry as Other MPN | 11 | 5 (45 %) | 5 (45 %) | 0 | 1 (9 %) |
a
Reported to Pennsylvania Cancer Registry or to the Geisinger Tumor Registry
b
Physician’s diagnosis is determined from the chart progress notes