Prognostic significance of surgery‐induced sarcopenia in the survival of gastric cancer patients: a sex‐specific analysis

• Main Authors: Ja Kyung Lee (Author), Young Suk Park (Author), Kanghaeng Lee (Author), Sang Il Youn (Author), Yongjoon Won (Author), Sa‐Hong Min (Author), Sang‐Hoon Ahn (Author), Do Joong Park (Author), Hyung‐Ho Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preoperative sarcopenia is associated with a poor long‐term prognosis in patients with gastric cancer (GC). Most GC patients rapidly lose muscle mass after gastrectomy. This retrospective cohort study analysed the effect of postoperative muscle loss and surgery‐induced sarcopenia...