Muscle mass change using linear measurement analysis after nephrectomy for pT3 and pT4 renal cell carcinoma is associated with mortality

• Main Authors: Alexandra Medline (Author), Eric Midenberg (Author), Dattatraya Patil (Author), Sean Evans (Author), Nikhil Vettikattu (Author), Fatima Kamal (Author), Kenneth Ogan (Author), Sarah P. Psutka (Author), Mehmet Asim Bilen (Author), Viraj A. Master (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preoperative skeletal muscle deficiency is an established risk factor for poor survival outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, given the dynamic nature of skeletal muscle associated with malignancy, there is a need to evaluate the prognostic benefit of mus...