Effectiveness of palliative procedures for intra-abdominal sarcomas

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1084-1089

  Yeh, Jen Jen ^a   Singer, Samuel ^a   Brennan, Murray F ^a   Jaques, David P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal symptoms; Intra abdominal; Palliative; Retroperitoneal sarcoma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ADULT; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; STENTS;

EID: 27844492785     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2005.03.016     Document Type: Review

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