Total Psoas Muscle Area as a Marker for Sarcopenia Is Related to Outcome in Children With Neuroblastoma
Background: Sarcopenia describes a generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, or function. Determined by measuring the total psoas muscle area (tPMA) on cross-sectional imaging, sarcopenia is an independent marker for poor post-surgical outcomes in adults and children. Children with cancer...
Main Authors: | Annika Ritz, Alexandra Froeba-Pohl, Julian Kolorz, Victor Vigodski, Jochen Hubertus, Julia Ley-Zaporozhan, Dietrich von Schweinitz, Beate Häberle, Irene Schmid, Roland Kappler, Eberhard Lurz, Michael Berger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.718184/full |
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