Clinical impact of sarcopenia on prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective cohort study

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Authors

Go Ninomiya

Tsutomu Fujii · Nagoya University

Suguru Yamada · Nagoya University

Norimitsu Yabusaki · Nagoya University

Kojiro Suzuki · Nagoya University

Naoki Iwata · Nagoya University

Mitsuro Kanda · Nagoya University

Masamichi Hayashi

Abstract

Sarcopenia is an independent prognostic factor in PDAC patients with a BMI ≥22. Therefore, evaluating skeletal muscle mass may be a simple and useful approach for predicting patient prognosis.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Frailty in Older Adults

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Surgery

Volume 39, pp. 45-51

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.01.075

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