Sarcopenia is negatively associated with long‐term outcomes in locally advanced rectal cancer

• Egile Nagusiak: Moon Hyung Choi (Egilea), Soon Nam Oh (Egilea), In Kyu Lee (Egilea), Seong Taek Oh (Egilea), Daeyoun David Won (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Wiley, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background The association of sarcopenia and visceral obesity to treatment outcome is not clear for locally advanced rectal cancer. This study evaluates the influence of skeletal muscle and visceral fat on short‐term and long‐term outcomes in locally advanced rectal cancer patients treated...