Reconstruction for lower extremity limb salvage in soft tissue carcinoma

Current Treatment Options in Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 465-475

  Topham, Neal S ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasciocutaneous Flap; Limb Salvage; Muscle Flap; Myocutaneous Flap; Skin Paddle

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 2342541114     PISSN: 15272729     EISSN: 15346277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11864-003-0047-2     Document Type: Article

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