ArticleSurgery today2021
The prognostic impact of sarcopenia on elderly patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Sarcopenia and risk of postoperative pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Pre-Therapeutic Sarcopenia among Cancer Patients: An Up-to-Date Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Predictive Value during Cancer Treatment.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association between preoperative diaphragmatic dome height for overall survival in patients with lung cancer and obstructive ventilatory disorder.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Association between diaphragm thickness and postoperative complications in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Prognostic impact of preoperative osteopenia in elderly patients with lung cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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- Psoas muscle index as a novel measure of frailty and predictor of post-operative outcome in octogenarians with non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Early Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes of Sarcopenia Versus Nonsarcopenia in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Peri- and postoperative morbidity and mortality in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a matched-pair study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Effects of sarcopenia and myosteatosis are alleviated in reduced port surgery for diverticulitis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Article
- Respiratory sarcopenia: A position paper by four professional organizations.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2023Article
- Cancer, Phase Angle and Sarcopenia: The Role of Diet in Connection with Lung Cancer Prognosis.Lung · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThe number of elderly patients who undergo surgery is increasing, even though they are at a high risk due to a decreased physical strength. Furthermore, sarcopenia is generally associated with a poor prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
methodsThis study included NSCLC patients ≥ 65 years old who underwent pulmonary resection in our hospital between 2012 and 2015. Sarcopenia was assessed using the psoas muscle mass index based on computed tomography at the level of the third lumbar vertebra. We elucidated the impact of sarcopenia on short- and long-term outcomes after surgery.
resultsWe enrolled 259 patients, including 179 with sarcopenia. Patients with sarcopenia before surgery tended to have postoperative complications (p = 0.0521), although they did not show a poor prognosis. In patients with sarcopenia, a multivariate analysis revealed that postoperative complications and the progression of sarcopenia 1 year after surgery were significant risk factors for a poor prognosis (p = 0.0169 and 0.00370, respectively).
conclusionsThe progression of sarcopenia after surgery is associated with a poor prognosis in elderly NSCLC patients with sarcopenia. A strategy to prevent postoperative progressive sarcopenia may be necessary for improving the clinical outcome of this population.
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