Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas
β Scribed by Pritchard, Douglas J.
- Book ID
- 122874786
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
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## Background: Soft tissue sarcomas of the hand and foot present unique management challenges. the purpose of the current study study was to determine oncologic outcome, particularly with respect to factors affecting local recurrence, distant recurrence, and disease-specific survival. ## Methods:
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