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A Single Axial Slice of the Sternocleidomastoids and Paravertebral Muscles Associated with Worse Local Progression-Free Survival and Severe Toxicity in Sarcopenic Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

Objective The objective of this study is to contrast the predictive ability of targeted muscle groups as radiographic proxies of sarcopenia on computerized tomography (CT) with body mass index (BMI) in head and neck cancer patients (H&NCP) undergoing radiation at a safety net hospital, and to ev...

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Autores principales: Jin, William, Rich, Benjamin, Yechieli, Raphael, Freedman, Laura, Samuels, Michael A, Abramowitz, Matthew, Carmona, Ruben, Samuels, Stuart E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35345685
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22463