Impact of Sarcopenia on Survival of Patients With Malignant Salivary Glands Tumors

Objective Malignant salivary glands tumors (MSGTs) are a quite rare and heterogeneous group of tumors. Management of these lesions remains controversial and challenging. Thus, finding new prognostic factors that can help to guide the decision‐making process, appears to be paramount. The aim of this...

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Published in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2024-03, Vol.170 (3), p.837-844
Main Authors: Abbate, Vincenzo, Troise, Stefania, Togo, Giulia, Barone, Simona, Bonavolontà, Paola, Pacella, Daniela, Vaira, Luigi Angelo, Committeri, Umberto, Tel, Alessandro, Ugga, Lorenzo, Robiony, Massimo, Califano, Luigi, Orabona, Giovanni Dell'Aversana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Humans
inflammatory biomarkers
Male
Muscle, Skeletal
Neoplasms - complications
Prognosis
prognostic factors
Retrospective Studies
Salivary Glands - pathology
salivary glands tumors
sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - complications
Sarcopenia - diagnosis
skeletal muscle index
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Summary:Objective Malignant salivary glands tumors (MSGTs) are a quite rare and heterogeneous group of tumors. Management of these lesions remains controversial and challenging. Thus, finding new prognostic factors that can help to guide the decision‐making process, appears to be paramount. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic performance of preoperative sarcopenia to stratify MSGTs patients at high risk of disease progression. Study Design Retrospective study. Setting A single‐institution analysis (Maxillo‐facial Surgery Unit, University of Naples Federico II). Methods The study consists of a retrospective analysis of 74 patients surgically treated for MSGTs. For all patients, the skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated and sarcopenia was defined as SMI 
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1002/ohn.608