Radiation treatment for aggressive fibromatosis: Findings from observed patterns of local failure

Oncology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 346-352

  Park, Hee Chul ^a   Pyo, Hong Ryull ^a   Shin, Kyoo Ho ^a   Suh, Chang Ok ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fibromatosis; Outcome; Radiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OBSERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; FIBROMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037636764     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070292     Document Type: Article

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