Visceral adipose tissue-to-blood pool standardized uptake ratio by 18F-FDG-PET/CT predicts malnutrition and poor prognosis in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
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Background: Excessive accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), or obesity, has an association with cholangiocarcinoma prognosis. We hypothesized that qualitative assessment of VAT would have prognostic significance as well ... ...