Preoperative skeletal muscle status is associated with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer.
Nobuya DaitokuYuji MiyamotoYukiharu HiyoshiRyuma TokunagaYuki SakamotoHiroshi SawayamaTakatsugu IshimotoYoshifumi BabaNaoya YoshidaHideo BabaPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2022)
Our data showed an association between skeletal muscle status and local immune cells, and this association may play a pivotal role in the clinical outcome of patients with CRC.