Preoperative skeletal muscle index and visceral-to-subcutaneous fat area ratio are associated with long-term outcomes of elderly gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy
Yusuke Taki, Shinsuke Sato, Eiji Nakatani, Kazuya Higashizono, Erina Nagai, Masato Nishida, Masaya Watanabe, Ko Ohata, Hideyuki Kanemoto, Noriyuki Oba
Topics & Concepts
SarcopeniaMedicineGastrectomyCancerInternal medicineStage (stratigraphy)Proportional hazards modelAdipose tissueGastroenterologyRetrospective cohort studySkeletal muscleMultivariate analysisLumbarSurgeryPaleontologyBiologyNutrition and Health in AgingEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes