Acute and long-term effects on limb function of combined modality limb sparing therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1493-1499

  Stinson, Susan F ^a   Delaney, Thomas F ^a   Greenberg, Jeffrey ^a   Yang, James C ^a   Lampert, Marcia H ^a   Hicks, Jeanne E ^a   Venzon, David ^a   White, Donald E ^a   Rosenberg, Steven A ^a   Glatstein, Eli J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined modality therapy; Limb function; Soft tissue sarcoma; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTRACTURE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0025748596     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(91)90324-W     Document Type: Article

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