Longitudinal Changes in CT Body Composition in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer and Associations With Peri-Operative Clinicopathological Characteristics

There is evidence for the direct association between body composition, the magnitude of the systemic inflammatory response, and outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer. Patients with a primary operable disease with and without follow-up CT scans were examined in this study. CT scans were used to...

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Main Authors: Ross D. Dolan, Tanvir Abbass, Wei M. J. Sim, Arwa S. Almasaudi, Ly B. Dieu, Paul G. Horgan, Stephen T. McSorley, Donald C. McMillan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
TNM
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.678410/full