The Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 622-626

  Jenkins, M P ^a   Alvaranga, J C ^a   Thomas, J M ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Retroperitoneal sarcoma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEUM; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029882838     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00638-9     Document Type: Article

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