Buttockectomy as a limbsaving procedure for locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma of the buttock region

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-187

  Ham, S J ^a   Pras, E ^a   Hoekstra, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buttockectomy; External beam radiation therapy; Limbsaving procedure; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0031835904     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(98)92912-2     Document Type: Article

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