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Sex Differences in Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Importance of Body Composition.

Sebastian DahlmannKeno BressemBehschad BashianSevtap Tugce UlasMaximilian RattundeFelix BuschMarcus R MakowskiKatharina ZiegelerLisa C Adams
Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)
A higher preoperative psoas muscle index was independently associated with overall survival in RCC patients, with a stronger association in men compared with women. In addition, the psoas muscle index showed an inverse association with tumor grade, whereby this association was slightly more pronounced in women than in men.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • renal cell carcinoma
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • bone mineral density
  • middle aged
  • type diabetes
  • cervical cancer screening