Postoperative skeletal muscle loss is associated with high fat mass in patients undergoing Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
These findings indicate that postoperative skeletal muscle loss is associated with body composition characteristics beyond body weight or BMI, including fat mass. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate individualized muscle preservation programs based on comprehensive body composition assessment.
Authors
- Masato Nishida
- Hiroshi Ogiso
- Shota Sawai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-7321)
- Saeko Aoshima
- Asami Ota
- Reiko Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8694-6221)
- Eiji Nakatani
- Philip Hawke
- Masaya Watanabe
- Shinsuke Sato
Institutions
- University of Shizuoka (JP)
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Shizuoka General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyag046
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00