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Prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients treated by Radiochemotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal cancer
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is defined by a loss of skeletal muscle mass with or without loss of fat mass. Sarcopenia has been associated to reduced tolerance to treatment and worse prognosis in cancer patients, including patients undergoing surgery for limited oesophageal cancer. Concomitant chemo-radio...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7245030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01545-z |