Adult-type soft tissue sarcomas in paediatric age: A nomogram-based prognostic comparison with adult sarcoma

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2691-2697

  Ferrari, Andrea ^a   Miceli, Rosalba ^a   Casanova, Michela ^a   Gronchi, Alessandro ^a   Collini, Paola ^a   Meazza, Cristina ^a   Zaffignani, Elena ^a   Massimino, Maura ^a   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Mariani, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult type soft tissue sarcomas; Children; Nomogram; Non rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas; Prognostic factors; Tumour size

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOMOGRAM; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA;

EID: 36348969467     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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