Association of preoperative CT-derived visceral adipose tissue index with synchronous metastasis and metastasis-free survival after curative-intent surgery in colorectal cancer.

Front Oncol · 2026 · PMC13269022 · PMID 42311267

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The proportion of BMI ≥ 25 kg/m 2 was higher in mCRC but did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.073). 3.2 Body composition differences and factors associated with synchronous metastasis After 1:1 matching for age, sex, CEA, CA19-9, study center, and tumor location, 77 matched pairs of mCRC and nmCRC were obtained.

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