Impact of sarcopenia on tumor response and survival outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated by trans-arterial (chemo)-embolization
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DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i36.5324
Abstract: BACKGROUND At the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), more than 90% of HCC patients present cirrhosis, a clinical condition often associated to malnutrition. Sarcopenia is an indirect marker of malnutrition assessable on computed tomography (CT).… read more here.
Keywords: arterial chemo; survival; chemo embolization; trans arterial ... See more keywords