A systematic review and meta-analysis of oncologic outcomes of pre- versus postoperative radiation in localized resectable soft-tissue sarcoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1367-1374

  Al Absi, Emad ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a   Sharma, Rajrish ^a   Whelan, Kaitlyn ^a   Corbett, Tom ^b   Patel, Malti ^b   Ghert, Michelle ^b  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952096127     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0885-7     Document Type: Review

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