Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: treatment and prognosis.

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Published in Eur J Surg Oncol on June 01, 1992

Authors

E J Rutgers1, B B Kroon, C E Albus-Lutter, E Gortzak

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam.

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