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Osteosarcoma of the pelvis treated successfully with repetitive intra-arterial chemotherapy and radiation therapy: a report of a case with a 21-year follow-up

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

    Hirohisa Katagiri, Mitsuru Takahashi, Hideki Murata, Junji Wasa, Seiichi Hosaka & Michihito Miyagi

  2. Jouhoku Sugiyama Orthopaedic Clinic, Oiwahoncho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-0884, Japan

    Harutoshi Sugiyama

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Katagiri, H., Sugiyama, H., Takahashi, M. et al. Osteosarcoma of the pelvis treated successfully with repetitive intra-arterial chemotherapy and radiation therapy: a report of a case with a 21-year follow-up. J Orthop Sci 20, 568–573 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-013-0511-1

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