Pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with soft tissue sarcomas: Experiences in 50 patients

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 489-492

  Pfannschmidt, J ^a,b   Klode, J ^a   Muley, T ^a   Dienemann, H ^a   Hoffmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Thoraxklinik Heidelberg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Prognostic factors; Pulmonary metastases; Soft tissue sarcoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750584208     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924248     Document Type: Article

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