Open AccessCancer cachexia
Author(s) -
Raghu Dhanapal,
TR Saraswathi,
GovindN Rajkumar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.86670
Subject(s) - cachexia , anorexia , wasting , medicine , cancer cachexia , cancer , anemia , weight loss , malnutrition , head and neck cancer , wasting syndrome , oncology , obesity
Cancer cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia, asthenia and anemia. The pathogenicity of this syndrome is multifactorial, due to a complex interaction of tumor and host factors. The signs and symptoms of cachexia are considered as the prognostic parameters in cancer patients. This review gives an emphasis on the various mechanisms involved in cachexia and an insight into head and neck cancer cachexia.