Background & aims Evidence regarding the prevalence of pre-treatment sarcopenia and its
impact on survival in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) varies across studies …

Background & Aims Association between sarcopenia and mortality in cirrhosis is well
recognised; however, little is known about the clinical implications of adipose tissue …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of adipose tissue characteristics with
survival in rectal cancer patients. All consecutive patients, diagnosed with stage II–IV rectal …

Objectives Adipose tissue distribution and radiodensity are associated with prognosis in
many types of cancer. However, the roles of adipose tissue distribution and radiodensity in …

Background Cachexia-associated body composition alterations and tumor metabolic activity
are both associated with survival of cancer patients. Recently, subcutaneous adipose tissue …

Purpose Body composition analysis using computed tomography (CT) is proposed as a
predictor of cancer mortality. An association between subcutaneous adipose tissue …

Objective Fatty infiltration of skeletal muscle (Myosteatosis) is associated with increased
frailty, decreased muscle and mobility function, which seems fairly prevalent in multiple …

Abstract Background/Objectives The association between systemic inflammation and
myosteatosis upon diagnosis of gastric cancer (GC) and whether these factors could predict …

Background: The concept of adipose tissue radiodensity is emerging and its relationship to
disease prognosis has been infrequently explored. The aims of the present study were to …

Measures of muscle and adipose tissue mass have been associated with outcomes in
several malignancies, but studies in multiple myeloma (MM) are inconsistent. The aim of this …