Prognostic information in soft tissue sarcoma using tumour size, vascular invasion and microscopic tumour necrosis - The SIN-system

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1568-1576

  Gustafson, P ^a   Akerman M ^a   Alvegard T A ^a   Coindre, J M ^b   Fletcher, C D M ^c   Rydholm, A ^a   Willen H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Grading; Necrosis; Prognosis; Size; Soft tissue sarcoma; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0038307751     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00369-1     Document Type: Article

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