Association between Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Mortality and Tumor Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Zendy

KeVin Chang | Zendy; Jin-De Chen | Zendy; WeiTing Wu | Zendy; KuoChin Huang | Zendy; Chia-Tzu Hsu | Zendy; DerSheng Han | Zendy

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Association between Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Mortality and Tumor Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s) -

KeVin Chang,

Jin-De Chen,

WeiTing Wu,

KuoChin Huang,

Chia-Tzu Hsu,

DerSheng Han

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

liver cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.916

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2235-1795

pISSN - 1664-5553

DOI - 10.1159/000484950

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , sarcopenia , skeletal muscle , confidence interval , hepatocellular carcinoma , body mass index , proportional hazards model , weight loss , univariate analysis , cohort study , oncology , meta analysis , gastroenterology , surgery , multivariate analysis , obesity

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has multiple prognostic factors, and there is an increase in knowledge about the body composition and physical status of patients with HCC. The present meta-analysis aimed to explore whether loss of skeletal muscle mass is associated with mortality and tumor recurrence in patients with HCC.

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