Surgical margins and handling of soft-tissue sarcoma in extremities: A clinical practice guideline

Current Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kandel, R ^a   Coakley, N ^b   Werier, J ^c   Engel, J ^d   Ghert, M ^e   Verma, S ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario   (Canada)

^e JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Extremity; Handling; Soft tissue sarcoma; Surgical margins; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB SALVAGE; LIMB TUMOR; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84878769669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1308     Document Type: Article

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