Identification of low-risk tumours in histological high-grade soft tissue sarcomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1927-1934

  Engellau, J ^a   Samuelsson, V ^a   Anderson, H ^b   Bjerkehagen, B ^c   Rissler, P ^a   Sundby Hall, K ^c   Rydholm, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth pattern; Necrosis; Prognostic factors; Size; Soft tissue sarcoma; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA;

EID: 34548015415     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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