Skeletal muscle mass as a marker to predict outcomes in children and young adults with cancer
Abstract
Nutrition is an important outcome predictor in oncology patients including treatment response, physical disability, quality of life, and overall survival. Sarcopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass and function) is a demonstrated marker of nutritional status in adults, but data are more limited in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether total psoas muscle area (tPMA) measured at the time of cancer diagnosis predicts overall...
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Title
Skeletal muscle mass as a marker to predict outcomes in children and young adults with cancer
Published Date
Oct 8, 2021
Journal
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
452 - 459
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