Prognostic significance of sarcopenia in upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy

We investigated the prognostic significance of sarcopenia in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). The skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated from computed tomography images. Sarcopenia was defined as SMI <43 cm(2)/m(2) for males with...

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Autores principales: Fukushima, Hiroshi, Nakanishi, Yasukazu, Kataoka, Madoka, Tobisu, Ken‐ichi, Koga, Fumitaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Clinical Cancer Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27350148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.795

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27350148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.795

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