Association Between Sarcopenia and Survival of Patients with Organ-Confined Renal Cell Carcinoma after Radical Nephrectomy.
Jongpil LeeJungyo SuhCheryn SongDalsan YouIn Gab JeongBumsik HongJun Hyuk HongChoung Soo KimHanjong AhnPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2021)
Sarcopenia at diagnosis was an independent risk factor for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality after radical nephrectomy for pT1-2 RCC. These findings underscore the importance of assessing presence of sarcopenia for risk stratification even among surgical candidates.