Soft tissue sarcomas in children
β Scribed by Alberto S. Papp; David M. Parham; Bhaskar N. Rao; Thom E. Lobe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 761 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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β¦ Synopsis
In childhood, soft tissue sarcomas comprise a complex group of malignancies of varied histologic subtypes, the prognoses of which depend on the histology, age, site, extent of involvement and a variety of other factors. This paper discusses the varieties of tumors classified as soft tissue sarcomas in childhood and the multimodal approach taken to cure these tumors, with particular attention to the details of difficult surgical problems.
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