Baseline Sarcopenia is Associated with Lack of Response to Therapy, Liver Decompensation and High Mortality in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

OBJECTIVE: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a dreadful complication of liver cirrhosis. Aim was to study the effect of sarcopenia on the survival in patients with HCC. METHODS: we included 262 patients and were followed up for 12 months. Sarcopenia was calculated by skeletal muscle index (SMI). Sar...

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Autores principales: Badran, Hanaa, Elsabaawy, Maha Mohammad, Ragab, Amr, Abdelhafiz Aly, Rasha, Alsebaey, Ayman, Sabry, Aliaa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33247686
http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.11.3285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33247686
http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.11.3285

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