Synovial sarcoma of the extremities and trunk: A long-lasting disease

Oncology Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1577-1581

  Gofman, A ^a   Issakov, J ^a   Kollender, Y ^a   Soyfer, V ^a   Dadia, S ^a   Jiveliouk, I ^a   Flusser, G ^a   Bickels, J ^a   Meller, I ^a   Merimsky, Ofer ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Isolated limb perfusion; Radiation therapy; Surgery; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38449099444     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.18.6.1577     Document Type: Article

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