The ability to accurately define the prognosis for patients with soft tissue sarcoma is a continuing challenge. Classically, this has been accomplished through assessments of tumor size, histologic grade, location, and the presence of nodal or distant metastases. These criteria are the basis of the
Outcome and prognostic factors in soft tissue sarcoma
β Scribed by J. LeVay; B. O'Sullivan; C. Catton; R. Bell; V. Fornasier; B. Cummings; J. Simm
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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