Skeletal muscle mass as a marker to predict outcomes in children and young adults with cancer.
Morgan P McBeeCody WoodhouseAndrew T TroutJames I GellerEthan A SmithBin ZhangAlexander J TowbinPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)
There is a weak inverse relationship between days neutropenic and psoas muscle bulk in pediatric and young adult oncology patients suggesting a relationship between nutritional status and cell recovery. Measures of sarcopenia, however, did not correlate with DFS or OS.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- skeletal muscle
- childhood cancer
- end stage renal disease
- insulin resistance
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- papillary thyroid
- type diabetes
- single cell
- stem cells
- adipose tissue
- mesenchymal stem cells
- squamous cell
- metabolic syndrome
- glycemic control