Sarcoma

Body composition may be linked with worse outcomes in sarcoma

Adiposity is associated with adverse operative outcomes in patients with retroperitoneal and trunk sarcoma whereas myosteatosis is independently associated with postoperative morbidity and adverse oncologic outcomes, according to a study. In this study, 95 patients (43.2% retroperitoneal, 48.4% trunk, 46.3% multivisceral resection) undergoing treatment had subcutaneous fat area and visceral...