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SUBMITTER: Liu YW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160152 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Yueh-Wei YW Lu Chien-Chang CC Chang Ching-Di CD Lee Ko-Chao KC Chen Hong Hwa HH Yeh Wen Shuo WS Hu Wang-Hseng WH Tsai Kai-Lung KL Yeh Cheng-Hsi CH Wee Sin-Yong SY Yin Shin-Min SM Wang Chih-Chi CC Hung Chao-Hung CH
Scientific reports 20200415 1
The prognostic significance of sarcopenia has been widely studied in different cancer patients. This study aimed to analyze the influence of sarcopenia on long-term survival in patients with colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) undergoing hepatic resection. A retrospective analysis of 182 patients undergoing hepatic resection for CRLM was performed. Sarcopenia was determinedusing the Hounsfield unit average calculation (HUAC), a measure of muscle quality-muscledensity at preoperative abdominal com ...[more]