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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Children

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Cancer in Children

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Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are rare tumours, and this implies that the experience of any doctor or medical centre in their treatment may be quite limited. Cases should therefore be referred to specialized centres with established experience in their management.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis, Spinozastraat 51, NL-1018 HJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Paul A. Voûte

  2. Department of Radiotherapy Glasgow Institute of Radiotherapeutics and Oncology, Western Infirmary, G11 6NT, GB-Glasgow, England

    Ann Barrett

  3. Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, SM2 5PT, GB-Sutton, Surrey, England

    H. Julian G. Bloom

  4. Service de Pédiatrie, Institut Gustave Roussy, Rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805, Villejuif Cedex, France

    Jean Lemerle

  5. Krankenhauszweckverband Augsburg, I. Kinderklinik, Stenglinstraße, D-8900, Augsburg, Germany

    Malte K. Neidhardt

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Gasparini, M., Lombardi, F. (1986). Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Children. In: Voûte, P.A., Barrett, A., Bloom, H.J.G., Lemerle, J., Neidhardt, M.K. (eds) Cancer in Children. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96889-1_29

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