Long-term results of a prospective randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in soft tissue sarcoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 859-868

  Pisters, P W ^a   Harrison, L B ^a   Leung, D H ^a   Woodruff, J M ^a   Casper, E S ^a   Brennan, M F ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0029918660     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.859     Document Type: Article

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