Both thoracic and abdominal muscles can be used as effective indicators for sarcopenia in patients with lung cancer undergoing surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lin-chuan Liang,
Wen Deng,
Zixing Huang,
Zhi-yu Peng,
Jian-dong Mei
Affiliations
Lin-chuan Liang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Wen Deng
Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Zixing Huang
Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Zhi-yu Peng
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Jian-dong Mei
Corresponding author. No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, China.; Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China