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SUBMITTER: Maurits JSF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9537539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maurits J S F JSF Sedelaar J P M JPM Aben K K H KKH Kiemeney L A L M LALM Vrieling A A
Scientific reports 20221006 1
Higher BMI has been associated with lower tumor stage and grade and improved survival in renal cell cancer (RCC). BMI cannot distinguish between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We examined associations of BMI, VAT, SAT, total adipose tissue (TAT) and relative VAT (rVAT) with tumor stage and grade in RCC patients. In a Dutch multicenter population-based historical cohort study 1039 RCC patients diagnosed between 2008 and 2012 were assessed for VAT and SAT usin ...[more]