Advanced soft-tissue sarcomas are still incurable in the vast majority of patients. The currently available standard methods of treatment such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy have a very modest impact on the natural history of advanced soft tissue sarcomas. Nevertheless, until new st
New diagnostic modalities in soft tissue sarcoma
โ Scribed by Samuel Singer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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