Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1059-1064

  Aguiar Junior, Samuel ^a   Ferreira, Fábio de Oliveira ^a   Rossi, Benedito Mauro ^a   Santos, Érika Maria Monteiro ^a   Salvajoli, João Victor ^a   Lopes, Ademar ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adjuvant treatment; Chemotherapy; Connective tissue neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71449100549     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001100005     Document Type: Article

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