Comparative study of the National Cancer Institute and French Federation of Cancer Centers Sarcoma Group grading systems in a population of 410 adult patients with soft tissue sarcoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 350-362

  Guillou, L ^a   Coindre, J M ^a   Bonichon, F ^a   Nguyen, B B ^a   Terrier, P ^a   Collin, F ^a   Vilain, M O ^a   Mandard, A M ^a   Le Doussal, V ^a   Leroux, A ^a   Jacquemier, J ^a   Duplay, H ^a   Sastre Garau, X ^a   Costa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0031023138     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.1.350     Document Type: Article

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