Abstract
Soft tissue sarcomas account for less than 1% of all neoplasms in adults. The American Cancer Society (1993) estimates that in 1993, 5000 people will develop and 3000 will die with sarcoma in the United States. The most frequent sites of aqqearance of soft tissue sarcomas are the extremities. These tumors are the most aggressive, spreading extensively along anatomic structures.
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Nori, D., Hilaris, B.S. (1995). Role of Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities — Techniques and Results. In: Bamberg, M., Hoffmann, W., Hossfeld, D.K. (eds) Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 138. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78768-3_8
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