Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours in NF1: Improved survival in women and in recent years

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2723-2728

  Ingham, Sarah ^a   Huson, Susan M ^a   Moran, Anthony ^b   Wylie, James ^b   Leahy, Michael ^b   Evans, D Gareth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours; Mortality; Neurofibromatosis 1; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 82255175131     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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