Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in soft-tissue sarcoma
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Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in soft-tissue sarcoma
Soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) represent a rare tumor entity, accounting for less than 1% of adult malignancies. The cornerstone of curative intent treatment is surgery with free margins, although the extent of the surgical approach has been subject to change in the last decades. Multimodal approaches usually including radiation therapy have replaced extensive surgical procedures in order to preserv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiation Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: 10.1186/s13014-016-0751-2