Synovial sarcoma in young people: Background, prognostic factors, and therapeutic questions

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 207-211

  Raney, Richard Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Outcome; Synovial sarcoma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18044387571     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000161764.60798.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

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