Preoperative sarcopenia and post‐operative accelerated muscle loss negatively impact survival after resection of pancreatic cancer

• Main Authors: Moon Hyung Choi (Author), Seung Bae Yoon (Author), Kyungjin Lee (Author), Meiying Song (Author), In Seok Lee (Author), Myung Ah Lee (Author), Tae Ho Hong (Author), Myung‐Gyu Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sarcopenia and post‐operative accelerated muscle loss leading to cachexia are commonly observed in patients with pancreatic cancer. This study aimed to assess the influence of body compositions and post‐operative muscle change on survival of patients with surgically treated pancr...