{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(3)"],"submitter":["Yokoi K"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Myopenia and myosteatosis are reported to be long-term prognostic factors in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the established parameters are unsuitable for the Japanese population because their body composition is different from that of the Western population.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to elucidate the effect of skeletal muscle changes among Japanese adults, measured using preoperative computed tomography (CT) as a prognostic factor in patients with stage III CRC.<h4>Patients</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 341 patients diagnosed with stage III CRC. The cross-sectional area (skeletal muscle index: SMI) and mean radiodensity of skeletal muscle (skeletal muscle radiodensity: SMR) were measured using preoperative CT. The optimal sex-specific cutoff value, whi"],"journal":["Annals of gastroenterological surgery"],"pagination":["386-395"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9130906"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Skeletal Muscle Changes Assessed by Preoperative Computed Tomography Images Can Predict the Long-Term Prognosis of Stage III Colorectal Cancer."],"pmcid":["PMC9130906"],"pubmed_authors":["Naitoh T","Miura H","Sato T","Yokoi K","Tanaka T","Hiki N","Kojo K","Yamanashi T","Yamashita K","Kumamoto Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Skeletal Muscle Changes Assessed by Preoperative Computed Tomography Images Can Predict the Long-Term Prognosis of Stage III Colorectal Cancer.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Myopenia and myosteatosis are reported to be long-term prognostic factors in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the established parameters are unsuitable for the Japanese population because their body composition is different from that of the Western population.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to elucidate the effect of skeletal muscle changes among Japanese adults, measured using preoperative computed tomography (CT) as a prognostic factor in patients with stage III CRC.<h4>Patients</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 341 patients diagnosed with stage III CRC. The cross-sectional area (skeletal muscle index: SMI) and mean radiodensity of skeletal muscle (skeletal muscle radiodensity: SMR) were measured using preoperative CT. The optimal sex-specific cutoff value, whi","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 May","modification":"2025-04-22T18:27:33.12Z","creation":"2025-04-06T02:25:41.317Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9130906","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35634179"],"doi":["10.1002/ags3.12532"]}}