Brain, the last fortress of sarcoma: Similar dismal outcome but discrepancy of timing of brain metastasis in bone and soft tissue sarcoma

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 765-770

  Chou, Yi Sheng ^a,b   Liu, Chun Yu ^a,b   Chen, Wei Ming ^a,b   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^a,b   Chen, Paul Chih Hsueh ^a,b   Wu, Hung Ta Hondar ^a,b   Shiau, Cheng Ying ^a,b   Wu, Yu Chung ^a,b   Liu, Chien Lin ^a,b   Chao, Ta Chung ^a,b   Tzeng, Cheng Hwai ^a,b   Wong, Tai Tong ^a,b   Yen, Chueh Chuan ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alveolar soft part sarcoma; brain metastasis; osteosarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSARCOMA; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SARCOMA, ALVEOLAR SOFT PART; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 80255132751     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.22011     Document Type: Article

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