Sarcopenia is not associated with morbidity, mortality, or recurrence after esophagectomy for cancer
The American Journal of Surgery Jan 10, 2018
Siegal SR, et al. - In this work, the effect of sarcopenia on morbidity, mortality, and recurrence after resection for esophageal cancer was examined. Authors identified no association between sarcopenia and increased morbidity, mortality and disease-free survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer. In esophageal cancer, sarcopenia might not predict worse outcomes that have been reported in other solid tumors.
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