Radiologically Defined Sarcopenia as a Biomarker for Frailty and Malnutrition in Head and Neck Skin Cancer Patients

Radiologically Defined Sarcopenia as a Biomarker for Frailty and Malnutrition in Head and Neck Skin Cancer Patients

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether radiologically defined sarcopenia, or a low skeletal muscle index (SMI), could be used as a practical biomarker for frailty and postoperative complications (POC) in patients with head and neck skin cancer (HNSC). This was a retrospective study on prospec...

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Main Authors: Aniek T. Zwart, Laurence M. C. Kok, Julius de Vries, Marloes S. van Kester, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Geertruida H. de Bock, Anouk van der Hoorn, Gyorgy B. Halmos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
head and neck neoplasms
skin neoplasms
postoperative complications
geriatric assessment
frail elderly
sarcopenia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/10/3445

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