Prognostic significance of osteosarcopenia in older adults with colorectal cancer.

Yasuhiro TakanoKeita KoderaShu TsukiharaSumika TakahashiYasunobu KobayashiMuneyuki KoyamaHironori KannoSatoshi IshiyamaNobuyoshi HanyuKen Eto

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)

Osteosarcopenia was a strong predictor of poor outcomes in older adults undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer, suggesting an important role of osteosarcopenia in an aging society.

Keyphrases

physical activity
rectal cancer
type diabetes
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle