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Skeletal muscle mass as a prognostic indicator of outcomes in ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Emanuele RinninellaAnna FagottiMarco CintoniPauline RaoulGiuseppe ScalettaGiovanni ScambiaAntonio GasbarriniMaria Cristina Mele
Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2020)
This work suggested that the measurement of skeletal muscle radiodensity by routine CT scan at diagnosis, with standardization of diagnostic criteria, could be a reliable tool to select at risk patients and to individualize effective nutritional strategies. However, prospective homogeneous studies with a larger number of patients are required to confirm these results.
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