Perioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and superficial trunk in adults: Initial results of a pilot study

Brachytherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 264-270

  Martínez Monge, Rafael ^a   San Julián, Mikel ^a   Amillo, Santiago ^a   Cambeiro, Mauricio ^a   Arbea, Leire ^a   Valero, Jeanette ^a   González Cao, María ^a   Martín Algarra, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; External beam radiation therapy; High dose rate; Perioperative; Soft tissue sarcomas

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REOPERATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 28844494422     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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