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ArticleOncology letters2024

Negative impact of sarcopenia on survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer receiving surgery: A propensity‑score matched analysis.

Takeshi Nishikawa, Tetsuro Taira, Nao Kakizawa, Riki Ohno, Toshiya Nagasaki

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Article in Oncology letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takeshi NishikawaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806, Japan.
Tetsuro TairaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806, Japan.
Nao KakizawaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806, Japan.
Riki OhnoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806, Japan.
Toshiya NagasakiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806, Japan.
Saitama Cancer Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor for patients with colorectal cancer and is commonly seen in elderly patients. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the impact of preoperative sarcopenia on the short- and long-term outcomes of curative surgery for treating colorectal cancer in elderly patients. Between 2016 and 2020, patients aged ≥80 years with colorectal cancer were investigated. The total muscle cross-sectional area was calculated using computed tomography imaging at the mid-3rd lumbar vertebra. Elder sarcopenia was identified using sex-specific cut-offs. Out of 106 elderly colorectal cancer patients, 27 patients were diagnosed with elder sarcopenia. Patients with elder sarcopenia had a reduced body mass index (19.7±2.5 vs. 22.5±2.9 kg/m

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colorectal cancerelderly patientsoverall survivalsarcopeniaskeletal muscle index

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PMID38268777
PMCPMC10804374
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