Paratesticular sarcoma: Failure patterns after definitive local therapy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1844-1847

  Catton, C ^a   Jewett, M ^a   O'Sullivan, B ^a   Kandel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Radiation; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOFIBROMA; HUMAN; LIPOSARCOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0032825146     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68823-4     Document Type: Article

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