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Role of the Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index for Predicting the Recurrence-Free Survival of Head and Neck Cancer.

Kun-Yun YehHang Huong LingShu-Hang NgCheng-Hsu WangPei-Hung ChangWen-Chi ChouFang-Ping ChenYu-Ching Lin
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The pretreatment ASMI was the only independent prognostic predictor for the 2-year RFSR of LAHNC patients undergoing CCRT. Asynchronous loss of lean mass may be observed in different body parts after CCRT.
Keyphrases
  • free survival
  • skeletal muscle
  • patients undergoing
  • insulin resistance
  • bone mineral density
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue