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Sarcopenia reduces overall survival in unresectable oesophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Sarcopenia measured through body composition analysis is emerging as an important prognosticator among various malignancies, including oesophageal cancer. Skeletal muscle index (SMI) as determined by the third lumbar vertebrae on cross‐sectional CT images has been demonstrated as a predictor of over...

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Autores principales: Jogiat, Uzair M., Bédard, Eric L.R., Sasewich, Hannah, Turner, Simon R., Eurich, Dean T., Filafilo, Heather, Baracos, Vickie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36151845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13082