Association between lateral pterygoid muscle index as a predictor for sarcopenia and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastasis
Our results indicate that LPMI has the potential to serve as an alternative diagnostic indicator for sarcopenia in NSCLC patients with BM and as an independent predictor of OS.
Authors
- Jiejun Zhou
- Hengxing Gao
- Xuexue Zou
- Meng Fan
- Mingwei Chen
Institutions
- Binzhou Medical University (CN)
- Shandong University of Aeronautics (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-04050-9
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00