The importance of a multidisciplinary group in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-273

  Wiklund, T ^a   Huuhtanen, R ^a   Blomqvist, C ^a   Tukiainen, E ^a   Virolainen, M ^a   Virkkunen, P ^a   Asko Seljavaara, S ^a   Bjorkenheim J M ^a   Elomaa, I ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Combined modality therapy; Sarcoma radiotherapy; Sarcoma surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029933377     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00520-X     Document Type: Article

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