Prognostic factors in soft tissue sarcomas: The Aarhus experience

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1876-1882

  Vraa, S ^a   Keller, J ^a   Nielsen, O S ^a   Sneppen, O ^a   Jurik, A G ^a   Jensen, O M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Local recurrence; Multivariate analysis; Prognostic factors; Soft tissue sarcoma; Surgical treatment; Survival

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032213446     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00233-0     Document Type: Article

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