Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer

Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer

IntroductionVarious reports have confirmed that low skeletal muscle mass, a proxy marker of sarcopenia, can be a risk factor for surgical and oncological outcomes in colon cancer. We aimed to investigate the effects of skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) on postoperative complications, overall surviva...

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Main Authors: İsmail Tırnova, Maya Gasimova, Hatice Akay, Çağla Sarıtürk, Aslıhan Güven Mert, Özlem Yenidünya, Feza Yarbuğ Karakayalı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
colon cancer
sarcopenia
skeletal muscle mass index
geriatrics
complication
survival
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1464978/full
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