Preoperative vs postoperative radiation therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma: Controversy and present management

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-360

  Wolfson, Aaron H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Chronic toxicities; Extremity soft tissue sarcomas; Limb conserving strategies

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; ONCOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TOXICITY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21344474117     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cco.0000161745.24887.82     Document Type: Review

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