Associations of muscle and adipose tissue parameters with long-term outcomes in middle and low rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Objective To investigate the role of preoperative body composition analysis for muscle and adipose tissue distribution on long-term oncological outcomes in patients with middle and low rectal cancer (RC) who received curative intent surgery. Methods A total of 155 patients with middle and l...

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Main Authors: Jiyang Liu, Xiongfeng Yu, Xueqing Huang, Qingquan Lai, Jieyun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40644-022-00514-x