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Sarcopenia defined by skeletal muscle mass index at the third lumbar vertebra is a prognostic factor for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer patients: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most aggressive types of lung cancer and reliable indicators are needed for improved patient management. The evaluation of skeletal muscle index of the third lumbar vertebra (L3MI) based on computed tomography (CT) is used to estimate patient p...

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Autores principales: Wang, Kai, Long, Wen, Sima, Xiaoxian, Zhao, Yuanyuan, Xiao, Bijing, Gulizeba, Haimiti, Huang, Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9344420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35928624
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-782