Surgical management of malignant soft tissue tumours in patients aged 65 years or older

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-33

  Osaka, S ^a   Sugita, H ^a   Osaka, E ^b   Yoshida, Y ^b   Ryu, J ^b  

^a Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0042521029     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900301100107     Document Type: Article

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