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ArticleCancers2023

Preoperative CT-Based Skeletal Muscle Mass Depletion and Outcomes after Total Laryngectomy.

Victoria Salati, Katerina Mandralis, Fabio Becce, Joachim Koerfer, Karma Lambercy, Christian Simon, François Gorostidi

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sarcopenia predicts postoperative complications in head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  4. Low Alanine Aminotransferase Blood Activity, a Biomarker of Sarcopenia and Frailty, is Associated With Worse Post-Total Laryngectomy Clinical Outcomes. A Retrospective Analysis of 427 Patients.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victoria SalatiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Katerina MandralisDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Fabio BecceDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8444-8504
Joachim KoerferDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2464-0649
Karma LambercyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Christian SimonDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
François GorostidiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne (UNIL), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1800-6251
University of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the role of preoperative CT-based skeletal muscle mass depletion on postoperative clinical outcomes and survival in patients who underwent total laryngectomy for cancer.

methodsPatients operated on between January 2011 and March 2020 were retrospectively included. Skeletal muscle area and intra- and inter-muscular fat accumulation were measured at the third lumbar vertebral level on preoperative CT scans. Skeletal muscle mass depletion was defined based on pre-established cut-off values. Their association with postoperative morbidity, length of stay (LOS), costs, and survival was assessed.

resultsA total of 84 patients were included, of which 37 (44%) had preoperative skeletal muscle mass depletion. The rate of postoperative fistula (23% vs. 35%,

conclusionsSkeletal muscle mass depletion alone had no significant impact on postoperative clinical outcomes or survival.

Indexed as

muscle massmuscle qualitypostoperative outcomessarcopeniaskeletal muscle mass depletiontotal laryngectomy

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PMID37509201
PMCPMC10377557
OpenAlexW4383695647

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