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A high ratio of visceral fat area to psoas muscle area predicts poor overall survival for esophageal cancer patients receiving definitive chemoradiotherapy.
Makoto Sakai, Takayoshi Watanabe, Kengo Kuriyama, Kohei Tateno, Mizuki Endo, Nobuhiro Nakazawa, Naoya Ozawa, Chika Komine, Takuhisa Okada, Takuya Shiraishi, Yuji Kumakura, Akiharu Kimura, Akihiko Sano, Takehiko Yokobori, Kazue Nagai, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki
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- Sep 29, 2026
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PURPOSE: The ratio of visceral fat area to psoas muscle area (V/P ratio) is a computed tomography (CT)-derived marker of visceral adiposity relative to skeletal muscle mass. We evaluated the prognostic value of the V/P ratio in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy…
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