A lower psoas muscle volume was associated with a higher rate of recurrence in male clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia is defined as a low skeletal muscle volume. Recent studies have reported that sarcopenia is associated with a poor prognosis in various cancers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the psoas muscle volume and recurrence-free survival in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Go Noguchi, Takashi Kawahara, Kota Kobayashi, Sohgo Tsutsumi, Shinji Ohtake, Kimito Osaka, Susumu Umemoto, Noboru Nakaigawa, Hiroji Uemura, Takeshi Kishida, Masahiro Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226581