Less is (usually) more: When is amputation appropriate for treatment of extremity soft tissue sarcoma?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Mann, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR TISSUE;

AMPUTATION; ARM; HUMANS; LEG; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA;

EID: 16844380000     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2005.10.907     Document Type: Editorial

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