Primary cardiac sarcoma: A novel treatment approach

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Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 648-652

  Movsas, Benjamin ^a   Teruya Feldstein, Julie ^c   Smith, Judy ^c   Glatstein, Eli ^b   Epstein, Alan H ^d  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac sarcoma; Hyperfractionation; Radiosensitization; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSENSITIZATION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031812361     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.2.648     Document Type: Article

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