Sarcopenia supersedes subjective global assessment as a predictor of survival in colorectal cancer.

Sarcopenia supersedes subjective global assessment as a predictor of survival in colorectal cancer.

<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia, the presence of skeletal muscle mass depletion, can be objectively quantified, whereas subjective global assessment (SGA) is a widely utilized subjective instrument to assess nutritional status. Both the presence of sarcopenia and SGA-assessed malnutrition,...

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Main Authors: Pankaj G Vashi, Kimberly Gorsuch, Li Wan, Danielle Hill, Christel Block, Digant Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218761

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