The impact of sarcopenia on survival and complications in surgical oncology: A review of the current literature

J Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov;112(6):681-2. doi: 10.1002/jso.24064. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Authors

Jeroen L A van Vugt¹, Stef Levolger¹, Robert J S Coelen², Ron W F de Bruin¹, Jan N M IJzermans¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 26488427
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24064

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms / mortality*
Neoplasms / surgery*
Postoperative Complications*
Sarcopenia / complications*