The Impact of Obesity on Surgically Treated Locoregional Melanoma.
Constance S Harrell ShreckengostMarvi TariqClara R FarleyChao ZhangKeith A DelmanRagini R KudchadkarMichael C LowePublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2021)
Obese patients are nearly twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to present with thicker melanomas, but they have similar stage-specific overall survival and SLN positivity. Obesity may promote more aggressive growth of the primary tumor, and barriers to preventive care in obese patients may exacerbate later-stage presentation.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- weight gain
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- high fat diet induced
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- palliative care
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- squamous cell carcinoma
- adipose tissue
- radiation therapy
- chronic pain
- lymph node
- sentinel lymph node
- basal cell carcinoma