Radiation therapy for aggressive fibromatosis (desmoid tumors): Results of a national Patterns of Care Study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 882-891

  Micke, Oliver ^a   Seegenschmiedt, M Heinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggressive fibromatosis; Benign disease; Desmoid tumors; Patterns of Care Study; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

AGGRESSIVE FIBROMATOSIS; GERMAN RADIOTHERAPY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; RADIATION TOXICITIES;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESMOID TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FIBROMATOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844280893     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.705     Document Type: Article

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