Extremity soft tissue sarcoma: Factors predictive of local recurrence and survival

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 344-349

  Wilson, R B ^a   Crowe, P J ^a   Fisher, R ^a   Hook, C ^a   Donnellan, M J ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extremities; Local; Neoplasm recurrence; Radiotherapy; Sarcoma; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

AMPUTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032934773     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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