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Establishment of a Primary Culture of Patient-derived Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Published on: April 11, 2018
[Current Therapy Standards for Soft Tissue Sarcomas in the Head and Neck Area - Part 2]
Andreas Dietz1, Bernd Lethaus, Markus Pirlich
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitatsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Abstract:
In September 2021, the first version of the German S3 guideline on adult soft tissue sarcomas, version 1.0 (AWMF register number 032/044OL) was presented as part of the oncology guideline program of the DKG, German Cancer Aid and the AWMF. After the basic features of soft tissue sarcomas were presented in Part 1, Part 2 describes the specific options for surgical therapy depending on the location in the head and neck area.
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