Anticancer research
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Anticancer research · Feb 2019
Adverse Effects of Preoperative Sarcopenia on Postoperative Complications of Patients With Gastric Cancer.
Sarcopenia is known to have an important influence on postoperative complications in several diseases, and on the prognosis of patients with cancer. However, whether sarcopenia is associated with complications and prognosis after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer remains controversial. This study evaluated the impact of the preoperative muscle mass on postoperative complications of gastric cancer surgery. ⋯ Preoperative sarcopenia was found to be an independent risk factor for postoperative infectious complications in gastric cancer patients.