Stewart-Treves syndrome-treatment and outcome in six patients from a single centre

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 982-986

  Roy, P ^a   Clark, M A ^a   Thomas, Joseph M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Chronic lymphoedema; Lymphangiosarcoma; Radiation induced sarcoma; Stewart Treves syndrome

Indexed keywords

MELPHALAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEWART TREVES SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7744246696     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.07.027     Document Type: Article

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