Particle beam radiotherapy with a surgical spacer placement for advanced abdominal leiomyosarcoma results in a significant clinical benefit

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-99

  Fukumoto, Takumi ^a   Komatsu, Shohei ^a   Hori, Yuichi ^a   Murakami, Masao ^b   Hishikawa, Yoshio ^b   Ku, Yonson ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO ION BEAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 74049132489     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21417     Document Type: Article

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