Soft tissue sarcomas of childhood and adolescence: the prognostic role of tumor size in relation to patient body size

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-376

  Ferrari, Andrea ^a   Miceli, Rosalba ^a   Meazza, Cristina ^a   Zaffignani, Elena ^a   Gronchi, Alessandro ^a   Piva, Luigi ^a   Collini, Paola ^a   Podda, Marta ^a   Massimino, Maura ^a   Luksch, Roberto ^a   Cefalo, Graziella ^a   Terenziani, Monica ^a   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Polastri, Daniela ^a   Fossati Bellani, Franca ^a   Casanova, Michela ^a   Mariani, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY SURFACE AREA; CHILD; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549114215     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.4542     Document Type: Article

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