The use of brachytherapy in the management of adult soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities has been applied in combination with conservative surgery in an attempt to avoid amputation. Retrospective studies and a single prospective trial currently underway suggest that this combination is highly eff
Targeted therapies in adult soft tissue sarcomas
β Scribed by Jia-Lin Yang; Philip J. Crowe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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