Radiation-Induced Leiomyosarcoma: Does Antimetabolite Chemotherapy Contribute? A Report of Three Cases
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Radiation-Induced Leiomyosarcoma: Does Antimetabolite Chemotherapy Contribute? A Report of Three Cases
PURPOSE Radiation therapy in low and high doses is known to be associated with the occurrence of late secondary sarcomas. The addition of chemotherapy has not been clearly demonstrated as a contributing factor. We describe three patients with radiation-associated leiomyosarcoma who had also received antimetabolite chemotherapy. METHODS Three cases of leiomyosarcoma occurring 9-27 years after ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sarcoma
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1357-714X,1369-1643
DOI: 10.1080/13577140310001650330