Sarcopenia as a predictor of survival in patients undergoing bland transarterial embolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sarcopenia as a predictor of survival in patients undergoing bland transarterial embolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sarcopenia has been associated with lower overall survival in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing surgical resection, TACE, TARE, or transplantation. This monocentric study evaluated the prognostic significance of sarcopenia in patients affected by HCC who received...

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Main Authors: Ezio Lanza, Chiara Masetti, Gaia Messana, Riccardo Muglia, Nicola Pugliese, Roberto Ceriani, Ana Lleo de Nalda, Lorenza Rimassa, Guido Torzilli, Dario Poretti, Felice D'Antuono, Letterio Salvatore Politi, Vittorio Pedicini, Alessio Aghemo, Humanitas HCC Multidisciplinary Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232371

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232371

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