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Less Is (Usually) More: When Is Amputation Appropriate for Treatment of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma?

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Mann, G.N. Less Is (Usually) More: When Is Amputation Appropriate for Treatment of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma?. Ann Surg Oncol 12, 1–2 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2005.10.907

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