Wound complications after resection and immediate postoperative brachytherapy in the management of Soft-Tissue sarcomas

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-56

  Dalton, Rory R ^a   Lanciano, Rachelle M ^b   Huffman, John P ^a   Eisenberg, Burton L ^a,b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative brachytherapy; Soft tissue sarcoma; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; TIME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029688249     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02409051     Document Type: Article

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