Skeletal muscle is a crucial tissue for movement, gestural assistance, metabolic
homeostasis, and thermogenesis. It makes up approximately 40% of the total body weight …

The term sarcopenia, derived from the Greek words sarx for flesh and penia for loss, was first
introduced by Rosenberg 1 in 1989 to describe the loss of muscle mass that accompanies …

Background Body composition plays an important role in predicting treatment outcomes in
adults with cancer. Using existing computed tomographic (CT) cross-sectional imaging and …

Sarcopenia is defined by muscle loss and muscle dysfunction. Sarcopenia is classified into
primary and secondary types, based on the cause. Primary sarcopenia is mainly aging …

Background & Aims Obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) significantly increases the
risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In contrast, not only obesity but also underweight is …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative
risk of major and total complications after surgery for gastrointestinal cancer. Background …

Background Computed tomography (CT) analysis of body composition has garnered interest
as a potential prognostic tool in those with cancer. A range of pre‐defined thresholds …

Sarcopenia has recently emerged as a new condition that, independently from malnutrition,
may adversely affect the prognosis of cancer patients. Purpose of this narrative review is to …

Cancer cachexia (ie, skeletal muscle wasting with or without fat loss) relates to several
adverse outcomes. Computed tomography (CT) cross-sectional images serve as an efficient …

Assessment of a low skeletal muscle mass (SM) is important for diagnosis of ageing and
disease-associated sarcopenia and is hindered by heterogeneous methods and …