Clinical outcomes of deep atypical lipomas (well-differentiated lipoma-like liposarcomas) of the extremities

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 803-806

  Sommerville, Scott M M ^a   Patton, James T ^b   Luscombe, Jon C ^d   Mangham, D Chas ^c   Grimer, Robert J ^c  

^a WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Oncology Service ^*

Author keywords

Atypical lipoma; Dedifferentiation; Intramuscular; Liposarcoma; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL LIPOMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEDIFFERENTIATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB TUMOR; LIPOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; RADIOTHERAPY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WELL DIFFERENTIATED LIPOMA LIKE LIPOSARCOMA; LIMB; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644664013     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03519.x     Document Type: Article

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