Impact of body mass index on the oncological outcomes of patients with upper and lower urinary tract cancers treated with radical surgery: A multi-institutional retrospective study.
Yasukiyo MurakamiKazumasa MatsumotoMasaomi IkedaTakuji UtsunomiyaTakahiro HirayamaDai KoguchiDaisuke MatsudaNorihiko OkunoYoshinori TaokaAkira IrieMasatsugu IwamuraPublished in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2018)
Obesity was an independent predictor of BC patients requiring RC. Conversely, being underweight was associated with a favorable prognosis for BC patients. However, BMI was not an independent prognostic factor in patients with upper urinary tract cancer.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- urinary tract
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- rectal cancer
- patient reported
- young adults
- atrial fibrillation
- lymph node metastasis
- radical prostatectomy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- childhood cancer