Intentional marginal excision of canine limb soft tissue sarcomas followed by radiotherapy

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-181

  Demetriou, J L ^a   Brearley, M J ^a   Constantino Casas, F ^a   Addington, C ^a   Dobson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; LIMB; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84857926588     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01186.x     Document Type: Article

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