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Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Computed Tomography: Cervical Muscle Mass as a Strong Indicator of Sarcopenia
OBJECTIVES: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) have a high risk of sarcopenia, which is associated with poor prognosis. Skeletal-muscle area and index at the third lumbar (L3) vertebra level (L3MA and L3MI) are recommended for the detection of sarcopenia. However, L3 level is not included in m...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6635710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30947498 http://dx.doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2018.01613 |