Association Between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgical Excision of Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sarcopenia, or the loss of muscle mass, is associated with poor treatment outcomes in a variety of surgical fields. However, the association between sarcopenia and long-term survival in a broad cohort of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) is unknown.

Objective

To determine whether sarcopenia is associated with long-term survival in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery for HNC.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective medical records review was conducted at a tertiary care academic hospital. Two hundred sixty patients undergoing major head and neck ablative procedures with cross-sectional abdominal imaging performed within 45 days prior to surgery were included in the analysis. The study was conducted from January 1, 2005, to Decemb

SUBMITTER: Stone L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6555480 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature