Delay in diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities. Has it any effect on the stage of disease?

Tumori

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-206

  Bacci, Gaetano ^a   Ferrari, Stefano ^a   Longhi, Alessandra ^a   Mellano, Danilo ^a   Giacomini, Stefano ^a   Forni, Cristiana ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Osteosarcoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; ONSET AGE; OSTEOSARCOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033927977     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600305     Document Type: Article

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