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01-12-2012 | Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Optimal Approach to Sporadic Desmoid Tumors: From Radical Surgery to Observation. Time for a Consensus?

Authors: Alessandro Gronchi, MD, Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2012

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Title: Optimal Approach to Sporadic Desmoid Tumors: From Radical Surgery to Observation. Time for a Consensus?
Authors: Alessandro Gronchi, MD
Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2012
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-012-2636-4

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