Periprostatic fat measured on computed tomography as a marker for prostate cancer aggressiveness

OBJECTIVE: Several reports found that obesity was associated with prostate cancer (PC) aggressiveness among men treated with radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. Studies concerning this issue have basically relied on body mass index (BMI), as a marker for general obesity. Because visceral fat is t...

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Autores principales: van Roermund, Joep G. H., Bol, Gijsbert H., Alfred Witjes, J., Ruud Bosch, J. L. H., Kiemeney, Lambertus A., van Vulpen, Marco
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20033185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-009-0497-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20033185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-009-0497-7

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