The relationship between computed tomography‐derived body composition, systemic inflammatory response, and survival in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer

• Principais autores: Ross D. Dolan (Autor), Arwa S. Almasaudi (Autor), Ly B. Dieu (Autor), Paul G. Horgan (Autor), Stephen T. McSorley (Autor), Donald C. McMillan (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wiley, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Abstract Introduction Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in developed countries. There is evidence supporting a disproportionate loss of skeletal muscle as an independent prognostic factor. The importance of the systemic inflammatory response as a unifying mechanism fo...