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Preoperative Muscle Quality and Postoperative Computed Tomography-Defined Muscle Loss Predict Prognosis After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.
Shinya Urakawa, Takafumi Hirao, Fuko Moriwaki, Keisuke Oyama, Masaya Higashiguchi, Masatoshi Nomura, Kaori Abe, Tadafumi Fukata, Kozo Noguchi, Katsuki Danno, Shigeru Nakane, Eriko Konishi, Yasuo Miyoshi, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Yoshio Oka
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- Sep 26, 2026
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Body weight (BW) loss after gastrectomy is commonly monitored, but it may not accurately reflect skeletal muscle depletion. We investigated the prognostic significance of postoperative CT-defined muscle loss after curative gastrectomy, with RFS as the primary endpoint. METHODS:…
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