Sarcopenia in pancreatic cancer - effects on surgical outcomes and chemotherapy

• 作 者: Miu Yee Chan Kenneth Siu Ho Ch
• 机 构: DepartmentofSurgery,DepartmentofSurgeryandStateKeyLaboratoryforLiverResearch
• 出 处: 世界胃肠肿瘤学杂志:英文版(电子版)
• 发表日期: 2019年7期
• 关键词: SARCOPENIA PANCREATIC cancer Clinical OUTCOMES Surgical OUTCOMES CHEMOTHERAPY RA

Sarcopenia is found in up to 65% of pancreatic cancer patients. The definition and diagnostic methods for sarcopenia have changed over the years, and the measurement of skeletal muscle mass with cross-sectional imaging has become the most popular way of a