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Phenotypic characterization and prevalence of preoperative respiratory sarcopenia in Chinese patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: A two-center cross-sectional study.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Sept 2026
Wang Zhu-Zhu, Tang Rui-Feng, He Jin-Yu, Tang Ya-Lan, Hong Qing, Xu Qin, Zhang Tian, Hong Jing-Fang
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BACKGROUND: Respiratory sarcopenia (RS) has been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its preoperative profile in Chinese surgical patients remains unclear. METHODS: This two-center cross-sectional study included 320 surgical patients with stage I-II resectable NSCLC. RS was operationalized using peak expiratory flow rate and pectoralis muscle index with...
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