Clinical significance of sarcopenia in children with neuroblastic tumors

• Published in: Pediatric surgery international Vol. 40; no. 1; p. 237
• Main Authors: Kudo, Wataru, Terui, Keita, Furugane, Ryoya, Takenouchi, Ayako, Komatsu, Shugo, Kawaguchi, Yunosuke, Nishimura, Katsuhiro, Katsumi, Daisuke, Hishiki, Tomoro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 21.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Body Mass Index; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Relevance; Clinical significance; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroblastoma - complications; Neuroblastoma - diagnostic imaging; Original; Original Article; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - complications; Sarcopenia - diagnostic imaging; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Skeletal muscle index; Sarcopenia; Neuroblastic tumor; Growth impairment

Purpose To elucidate the clinical significance of sarcopenia in children with neuroblastic tumors (NTs). Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study and analyzed the z-scores for height, body weight, body mass index, and skeletal muscle index (HT-z, BW-z, BMI-z, and SMI-z) along with th...