Soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk and extremities

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Tukiainen, Erkki ^a   Bohling T ^b   Huuhtanen, R ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Free flap; Reconstructive surgery; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOGENETICS; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LIMB; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRUNK;

EID: 0346457030     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690309200404     Document Type: Review

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