Sarcopenia in long-term survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence: A cross-sectional study of calf muscle mass by peripheral quantitative computed tomography with an examination of the muscle-bone unit.
Louise GuollaRonald D BarrMaciej JaworskiTroy FarncombeChristopher GordonPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2023)
CSA Z scores may represent a useful clinical measure of SMM and are predictive of SO in this population. Our results are supportive of a functional muscle-bone unit in long-term survivors of pediatric ALL.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- computed tomography
- young adults
- bone mineral density
- childhood cancer
- papillary thyroid
- soft tissue
- depressive symptoms
- positron emission tomography
- bone regeneration
- physical activity
- high resolution
- risk factors
- squamous cell
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell carcinoma
- body composition
- mass spectrometry