Open AccessSarcopenia and its impact in head and neck cancer treatment
Author(s) -
Remco de Bree,
Maartje A van Beers,
Anouk W M A Schaeffers
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
current opinion in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, with evaluated medline/current opinion in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.679
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1080-8086
pISSN - 1068-9508
DOI - 10.1097/moo.0000000000000792
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcopenia , head and neck cancer , radiation therapy , magnetic resonance imaging , oncology , radiology , toxicity , limiting , incidence (geometry) , chemotherapy , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
The aim of this review is to discuss recent studies on the assessment of sarcopenia and its predictive and prognostic value in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.