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Letter to the Editor: Surgical Resection of Relapse May Improve Postrelapse Survival of Patients with Localized Osteosarcoma

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery, Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, Peking University, 31 Xinjiekou East Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100035, China

    Yongkun Yang MD & Xiaohui Niu MD

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(RE: Wong KC, Lee V, Shing MM, Kumta S. Surgical resection of relapse may improve postrelapse survival of patients with localized osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471:814–819.)

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Yang, Y., Niu, X. Letter to the Editor: Surgical Resection of Relapse May Improve Postrelapse Survival of Patients with Localized Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 3239–3240 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3843-z

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