Skeletal Muscle Changes Assessed by Preoperative Computed Tomography Images Can Predict the Long‐Term Prognosis of Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Skeletal Muscle Changes Assessed by Preoperative Computed Tomography Images Can Predict the Long‐Term Prognosis of Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Abstract Background Myopenia and myosteatosis are reported to be long‐term prognostic factors in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the established parameters are unsuitable for the Japanese population because their body composition is different from that of the Western population. Obje...

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Main Authors: Keigo Yokoi, Toshimichi Tanaka, Ken Kojo, Hirohisa Miura, Takahiro Yamanashi, Takeo Sato, Keishi Yamashita, Yusuke Kumamoto, Naoki Hiki, Takeshi Naitoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-05-01
Series:Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
Subjects:
colorectal cancer
long term prognosis
myopenia
myosteatosis
skeletal muscle
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12532

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12532

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