Brain Metastases in Musculoskeletal Sarcomas
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Brain metastases in musculoskeletal sarcomas.
BACKGROUND In musculoskeletal sarcomas, brain metastases are rare, but severely affect quality of life. METHODS All patients with musculoskeletal sarcomas who were treated at our institutions from 1975 to 1997 were reviewed for examples of brain metastasis. RESULTS Of 480 sarcoma patients, 179 had distant metastases, including 20 patients with brain metastases (4.2%). Alveolar soft part sar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0368-2811,1465-3621
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/29.5.245