The core function of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) is to bring together a group of healthcare
professionals from different fields in order to determine patients' treatment plan. Most of head …

It has frequently been shown that patients with cancer are one of the largest hospital patient
groups with a prevalence for malnutrition. Weight loss is a frequent manifestation of …

Abstract Purpose To develop a European White Paper document on oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD) in head and neck cancer (HNC). There are wide variations in the …

Sarcopenia is characterised by progressive and extensive skeletal muscle degeneration
and is associated with functional decline. Sarcopenia has primary and secondary aetiology …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) represents a group of tumors arising in
the oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx. Although HNSCC is traditionally associated with …

Purpose of the review We aim to review the methods, current research evidence, and future
directions in body composition analysis (BCA) with CT imaging. Recent findings CT images …

Importance Sarcopenia is an established prognostic factor in patients with head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); the quantification of sarcopenia assessed by imaging is …

Body composition has gained increasing attention in oncology in recent years due to fact
that sarcopenia has been revealed to be a strong prognostic indicator for survival across …

Background and purpose Sarcopenia is emerging as an adverse prognostic factor for
survival and complication risk in cancer patients. This study aims to determine the impact of …

Objectives Sarcopenia is known as a geriatric syndrome associated with increased disability
and decreased survival in elderly patients. In oncological patients, pretreatment low skeletal …