Impact of sarcopenia and fat distribution on outcomes in penile cancer

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-594536
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.59453

Hartmann, Valerie ; Engelmann, Simon Udo ; Pickl, Christoph ; Haas, Maximilian ; Kälble, Sebastian ; Goßler, Christopher

; Eckl, Christoph ; Hofmann, Aybike ; Pichler, Renate ; Burger, Maximilian ; Mayr, Roman

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Abstract

Sarcopenia, defined as age-associated loss of skeletal muscle function and muscle mass, is a negative prognostic marker for survival in several tumor entities. However, data evaluating the impact of sarcopenia and fat distribution on penile cancer are rarely described. We performed a retrospective study including 38 patients who were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. By ...