Impact of preoperative sarcopenia and myosteatosis on prognosis after radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer.

Shimpei YamashitaTakashi IguchiHiroyuki KoikeTakahito WakamiyaKazuro KikkawaYasuo KohjimotoIsao Hara

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2021)

In our experience, sarcopenia and myosteatosis are independent predictors of poor cancer-specific survival in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Sarcopenia is also associated with poor overall survival.

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patients undergoing
skeletal muscle
community dwelling
papillary thyroid
free survival
squamous cell
squamous cell carcinoma