Histologic subtypes are not associated with the presence of sarcopenia in lung cancer.

Sarcopenia is prevalent and a known adverse prognostic effector in lung cancer (LCA). However, the relationship between sarcopenia and histology remains uncertain in LCA.Consecutive patients with newly diagnosed LCA (n = 778) between June 2012 and February 2015 were retrospectively reviewed to ident...

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Main Authors: Chang Rae Kim, Eun Young Kim, Young Saing Kim, Hee Kyung Ahn, Kun Woo Kim, Yu Mi Jeong, Jeong Ho Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5874033?pdf=render