Combined-modality treatment of localized soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 355-368

  Scaife, Courtney L ^a   Pisters, Peter W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 0038076228     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00003-6     Document Type: Review

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