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Tumor volume is a better predictor of post-operative wound complications compared to tumor size in soft tissue sarcomas of the proximal lower extremity

BACKGROUND: Wide local excision with or without radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy is widely accepted as appropriate management for soft tissue sarcomas (STS) of the extremity. Although survival and local control rates are comparable to amputation, post-operative wound complications (WC) follow...

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Autores principales: Ziegele, Michael, King, David M., Bedi, Manpreet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13569-016-0041-7