1.Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital ofWenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; 2.Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the FirstAffiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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Abstract：Gastric cancer and sarcopenia are both highly age-related diseases. In recent years, with the aging
acceleration of the world population, the prevalence of sarcopenia and gastric cancer has continued to rise. Theincidence of sarcopenia in patients with gastric cancer is much higher than that of other malignant tumors due tothe reduction of nutrient intake. Therefore, the phenomenon of gastric cancer patients with sarcopenia has becomemore common. Sarcopenia is considered to be one of the most serious threats to the prevention and treatment ofgastric cancer in that people with sarcopenia tend to have more postoperative complications, higher incidence ofadverse drug reactions and higher risk of adverse outcomes including death. This article makes a comprehensiveanalysis of patients with gastric cancer complicated with sarcopenia from three perspectives: the diagnosis ofsarcopenia, the impact of sarcopenia on the treatment of gastric cancer, and the treatment of patients with gastric
cancer complicated with sarcopenia, which may guides clinicians to better prevent and treat gastric cancer.
