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Title:

Sarcopenia in Advanced Serous Ovarian Cancer.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Bronger, Holger; Hederich, Philipp; Hapfelmeier, Alexander; Metz, Stephan; Noël, Peter B; Kiechle, Marion; Schmalfeldt, Barbara
Abstract:
Cancer cachexia is a paraneoplastic syndrome comprising involuntary weight loss and muscle depletion (sarcopenia). Although weight loss has been associated with poor clinical outcome, there is only limited information on the prevalence and prognostic impact of sarcopenia in ovarian cancer so far.Total skeletal muscle mass was determined by computed tomography image analysis of the third lumbar skeletal muscle cross-sectional area in 128 patients with advanced serous ovarian cancer. Longitudinal...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int J Gynecol Cancer
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
27
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
223-232
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1097/IGC.0000000000000867
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27870708
Print-ISSN:
1048-891X
TUM Institution:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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