Skeletal muscle wasting and long-term prognosis in patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery without neoadjuvant therapy

Skeletal muscle wasting and long-term prognosis in patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery without neoadjuvant therapy

Abstract Background Derangement of body composition has been associated with dismal long-term survival in several gastrointestinal cancers including rectal tumors treated with neoadjuvant therapies. The role of specific preoperative anthropometric indexes on the oncologic outcomes of patients underg...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Giani, Simone Famularo, Alessandro Fogliati, Luca Riva, Nicolò Tamini, Davide Ippolito, Luca Nespoli, Marco Braga, Luca Gianotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Body composition
Rectal cancer
Surgery
Long-term survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02460-7

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