Sarcopenia and skeletal muscle quality as predictors of postoperative complication and early mortality in gynecologic cancer
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer Feb 02, 2018
Silva de Paula N, et al. - In women with ovarian and endometrial cancer who underwent oncologic surgery, researchers evaluated the influence of sarcopenia and the indicators of skeletal muscle (SM) quality on surgical outcomes. Findings suggested that the most significant predictors of surgical complications were the indicators of SM quality. In order to understand the impact of SM quality on unfavorable surgical outcomes in cancer patients, classifying muscle quality in terms of low-radiodensity or high-radiodensity area appeared a promising strategy.
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