Prognostic factors in adult patients with locally controlled soft tissue sarcoma: A study of 546 patients from the French Federation of Cancer Centers Sarcoma Group

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 869-877

  Coindre, J M ^a   Terrier, P ^a   Bui, N B ^a   Bonichon, F ^a   Collin, F ^a   Le Doussal, V ^a   Mandard, A M ^a   Vilain, M O ^a   Jacquemier, J ^a   Duplay, H ^a   Sastre, X ^a   Barlier, C ^a   Henry Amar, M ^a   Mace Lesech J ^a   Contesso, G ^a  

^a French Federation of Cancer Centers   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 9044237699     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.869     Document Type: Article

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