Background and Objectives: Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a diverse histologic group of malignancies at risk for local and distant failure. We studied the impact of late (5 or more years) vs. early recurrence (less than 5 years) on subsequent outcome. Methods: Four hundred sixty-eight patients
Is local recurrence of minor importance for metastases in soft tissue sarcoma?
✍ Scribed by Pelle Gustafson; Bo Rööser; Anders Rydholm
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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