## Background. Because the natural history of pediatric patients with metastatic nonrhabdomyosarcomatous soft-tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) had not been well described, we retrospectively reviewed our single-institution experience with these tumors. Procedure. We identified 26 patients with metastatic N
Bone sarcomas of the head and neck in children : The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital experience
โ Scribed by Najat C. Daw; Hazem H. Mahmoud; William H. Meyer; Jesse J. Jenkins; Sue C. Kaste; Catherine A. Poquette; Larry E. Kun; Charles B. Pratt; Bhaskar N. Rao
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Bone sarcomas of the head and neck are difficult to resect. The authors reviewed their institutional experience with these tumors to characterize patients' clinical findings and to assess the impact of surgical resection on outcome.
METHODS.
The records of the 28 patients with bone sarcomas originating in the head and neck treated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital between March
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