Soft tissue sarcoma - A population-based, nationwide study with special emphasis on local control

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 706-712

  Sampo, Mika M ^a,b   Rönty, Mikko ^a   Tarkkanen, Maija ^b   Tukiainen, Erkki J ^b   Böhling, Tom O ^a   Blomqvist, Carl P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863875069     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.643821     Document Type: Article

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