Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours associated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-193

  Ramanathan, Ramesh Chandran ^a   Thomas, J Meirion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours; Soft tissue sarcoma; von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032947816     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1998.0625     Document Type: Article

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