Background Skeletal muscle depletion or sarcopenia has been identified as a poor
prognostic factor for various diseases. The aim of this study is to determine whether muscle …

Background Skeletal muscle depletion predicts poor prognosis of patients with certain
cancers. However, the correlation between low skeletal muscle index (SMI) and the …

Sarcopenia impairs survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study
aimed to clarify the factors that contribute to decreased skeletal muscle volume in patients …

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has multiple prognostic factors, and there is
an increase in knowledge about the body composition and physical status of patients with …

Background and Aim Sarcopenia, initially proposed as decreased of muscle mass and
strength, is associated with aging and malignant diseases. The aim of the present study was …

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 …

Abstract Changes in body composition are associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients
including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sarcopenia, defined as the loss of skeletal …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the prognostic significance of
changes in body composition in patients with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma …

BEGINI, Paola et al. Sarcopenia Predicts Reduced Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular
Carcinoma at First Diagnosis. Ann. Hepatol.[online]. 2017, vol. 16, n. 1, pp. 107-114. ISSN …

The aim of this study was to determine whether skeletal muscle depletion predicts the
prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that is being treated with …