Seminars in Oncology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 413-416 , June 2003

The follow-up of adult soft-tissue sarcomas

  • Shreyaskumar R. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Sarcoma Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • *Address reprint requests to Shreyaskumar R. Patel, MD, Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Box 450, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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  • Gunar K. Zagars

      Affiliations

    • Sarcoma Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Peter W.T. Pisters

      Affiliations

    • Sarcoma Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

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Seminars in Oncology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 413-416 , June 2003

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