Imaging strategy for detecting lung metastases at presentation in patients with soft tissue sarcomas

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1841-1845

  Christie Large, M ^a   James, S L J ^a   Tiessen, L ^a   Davies, A M ^a   Grimer, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Computer tomography; Lung metastases; Soft tissue sarcoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49549103084     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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