Treatment outcome of conservative surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma

Radiation Oncology Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 62-69

  Lee, Jieun ^a   Park, Young Je ^a   Yang, Dae Sik ^a   Yoon, Won Sup ^a   Lee, Jung Ae ^a   Rim, Chai Hong ^a   Kim, Chul Yong ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extremity; Postoperative; Radiotherapy; Sarcoma; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867547132     PISSN: 22341900     EISSN: 22343164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3857/roj.2012.30.2.62     Document Type: Article

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