Effects of psoas major muscle volume in predicting the prognosis of patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy

ConclusionsLow psoas major muscle volume resulting from sarcopenia, high T stage and the presence of lymphovascular invasion was associated with poor survival in patients with urinary tract urothelial carcinoma who had undergone radical nephroureterectomy, supporting the use of psoas major muscle volume as a new objective prognostic marker.
Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research