CT-based body composition analysis to study the effect of visceral obesity on postoperative complications in ovarian cancer: implications for young patients

Abstract

Highlights Computed tomography scan images could be used for body composition analysis after processing. The fat area greater than 330.08 cm² at the 12th level of the chest was considered visceral obesity. Ovarian cancer patients aged ≤ 65 years with visceral obesity were more likely to develop postoperative complications.

Keywords

• Ovarian cancer
• Visceral obesity
• Computed tomography
• Visceral fat area
• Postoperative complications