Prognostic factors associated with long-term survival for retroperitoneal sarcoma: Implications for management

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2832-2839

  Heslin, Martin J ^a   Lewis, Jonathan J ^a   Nadler, Evan ^a   Newman, Elliot ^a   Woodruff, James M ^a   Casper, Ephraim S ^a   Leung, Denis ^a   Brennan, Murray F ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0030804699     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.8.2832     Document Type: Article

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