Prognostic significance of a positive microscopic margin in high-risk extremity soft tissue sarcoma: Implications for management

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 473-478

  Heslin, M J ^a   Woodruff, J ^a   Brennan, M F ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0030045964     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.2.473     Document Type: Article

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