Different prognostic impact of glucose uptake in visceral adipose tissue according to sex in patients with colorectal cancer

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sex differences in visceral fat volume and glucose uptake measured by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in abdominal visceral fat can stratify overall survival (OS) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We retr...

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Main Authors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Soyoung Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Eun Jung Park, Seung Hyuk Baik, Tae Joo Jeon, Kang Young Lee, Young Hoon Ryu, Jeonghyun Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01086-9