ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Postoperative Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass Predicts Poor Survival After Gastric Cancer Surgery.
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- A potential bioelectrical impedance equation for estimating skeletal muscle area using computed tomography in colorectal cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Effect of short-term oral nutrients after hospital discharge on postoperative muscle loss and survival in gastric cancer patients.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Skeletal muscle index combined with IgM predicts prognosis in gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Cancer history and physical function in patients with cardiovascular disease.Heart and vessels · 2024Article
- Effects of postoperative oral elemental nutritional supplement on skeletal muscle loss after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Skeletal muscle status and survival among patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Article
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- Postoperative muscle loss, protein intake, physical activity and outcome associations.The British journal of surgery · 2023Observational
- Impact of skeletal muscle loss during conversion therapy on clinical outcomes in lavage cytology positive patients with gastric cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Prognostic significance of postoperative loss of skeletal muscle mass in patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Selected Body Composition Parameters Analysis Based on Bioelectrical Impedance in Patients Operated for Gastrointestinal Cancer.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
backgroundSkeletal muscle mass deterioration is common in gastric cancer (GC) patients and is linked to poor prognosis. However, information regarding the effect of skeletal muscle mass changes in the postoperative period is scarce. This study was to investigate the link between postoperative loss of skeletal muscle mass and survival following GC surgery.
methodsPatients who underwent GC surgery between January 2015 and December 2016 were recruited into the study. Computed tomography at L3 vertebral level was used to examine skeletal muscle index prior to surgery and about 6 months after surgery. Skeletal muscle index changes were categorized as presence or absence of ≥5% loss. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed, and Cox proportional hazard models used to identify their predictors.
resultsThe study comprised of 318 gastric cancer patients of which 63.5% were male. The group's mean age was 58.14 ± 10.77 years. Sixty-five patients experienced postoperative skeletal muscle index loss ≥5% and had poorer OS (
conclusionsLoss of skeletal muscle mass postoperatively is linked to poor survival following GC surgery. Further studies are needed to determine whether stabilizing or enhancing skeletal muscle mass after surgery improves survival.
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