Unplanned excision of soft tissue sarcoma results in increased rates of local recurrence despite full further oncological treatment

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 871-877

  Qureshi, Y A ^a   Huddy, J R ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Strauss, D C ^a   Thomas, J M ^a   Hayes, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISTANT METASTASIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TRUNK; TUMOR VOLUME; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REOPERATION; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REOPERATION; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862258513     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1876-z     Document Type: Article

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