Excellent survival of pediatric dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in Taiwanese

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-214

  Chien, Chun Ru ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Lin, Dong Tsamnn ^a   Yang, Rong Sen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asians; Pediatrics; Soft tissue neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847124821     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1749-x     Document Type: Article

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