Chordoma: Long-term follow-up after radical photon irradiation

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Catton, Charles ^a   O'Sullivan, Brian ^a   Bell, Robert ^b   Laperriere, Normand ^a   Cummings, Bernard ^a   Fornasier, Victor ^b   Wunder, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029905859     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)91805-8     Document Type: Article

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