The management of soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-133

  Paul, A S ^a   Charalambous, C ^a   Maltby, B ^a   Whitehouse, R ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extremities; Management; Soft tissue sarcomas

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIMB; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0037936725     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2002.0314     Document Type: Article

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