Extremity soft tissue sarcoma: Evidence-based multidisciplinary management

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-13

  Scoggins, Charles R ^a   Pollock, Raphael E ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15944380350     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20235     Document Type: Review

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