Frequency of Certain Established Risk Factors in Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults: A Prospective Descriptive Study of 658 Cases

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumours with infrequent identified aetiological factors. Several genetic syndromes as well as previous radiation therapy and/or chronic lymphoedema have been suspected to predispose to some soft tissue sarcomas. Between January 1997 and September 2005, we carried out a...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Penel, Jessica Grosjean, Yves Marie Robin, Luc Vanseymortier, Stéphanie Clisant, Antoine Adenis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/459386