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Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes

Friday, July 6, 2018

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Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2018.04.035

Author(s)

Ryota Nakamura, Yoshihisa Inage, Rika Tobita, Satoshi Yoneyama, Takeshi Numata, Kyoko Ota, Hidetoshi Yanai, Takeo Endo, Yukinori Inadome, Shingo Sakashita, Hiroaki Satoh, Kenji Yuzawa, Toru Terashima

This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications and was an independent predictor of survival.