Clinical impact of postoperative changes in body composition on long-term outcomes in patients with esophageal cancer.
Tomohira TakeokaTakashi KanemuraTakahito SugaseNorihiro MatsuuraKeijiro SugimuraMasaaki YamamotoNaoki ShinnoHisashi HaraYosuke MukaiShinichiro HasegawaJunichi NishimuraHirofumi AkitaHiroshi WadaChu MatsudaTakeshi OmoriMasayoshi YasuiMasayuki OhueHiroshi MiyataPublished in: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) (2024)
Post-esophagectomy, distinct temporal changes in BW, SMM, and BFM are observed. Significant reductions in SMM and BFM 3 POMs indicate a poor long-term prognosis.