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Osteosarcoma of the limb: An institutional report of 10 years experience with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and delayed surgery

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Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: New Developments and Controversies

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Abstract

Following the initial report of Rosen in 1976 [1], a study of preoperative chemotherapy for treatment for primary osteosarcoma patients was started in our hospital in 1978.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Oostersingel 59, 9713 EZ, Groningen, The Netherlands

    A. Postma, W. A. Kamps, H. Schraffordt Koops, R. P. H. Veth, L. N. H. Göeken & W. M. Molenaar

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  1. Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, USA

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Postma, A., Kamps, W.A., Koops, H.S., Veth, R.P.H., Göeken, L.N.H., Molenaar, W.M. (1993). Osteosarcoma of the limb: An institutional report of 10 years experience with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and delayed surgery. In: Humphrey, G.B., Koops, H.S., Molenaar, W.M., Postma, A. (eds) Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: New Developments and Controversies. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 62. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3518-8_45

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