The sarcopenia index measured using the lumbar paraspinal muscle is associated with prognosis in endometrial cancer.
Kaname UnoNobuhisa YoshikawaKazuhisa KitamiSho MoriTakahiro ShibataShohei IyoshiHiroki FujimotoKazumasa MogiMasato YoshiharaSatoshi TamauchiYoshiki IkedaAkira YokoiKazuyoshi KatoTsutomu HoshibaHidenori OguchiHiroaki KajiyamaPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2023)
The sarcopenia index using the paraspinal muscle, not psoas, could be a suitable index to predict recurrence-free survival and overall survival in patients with type-II endometrial cancer even in advanced stage.