Skeletal Muscle Depletion and Markers for Cancer Cachexia Are Strong Prognostic Factors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Stefanie Aust; Thomas Knogler; Dietmar Pils; Eva Obermayr; Alexander Reinthaller; Lisa Zahn; Ilja Radlgruber; Marius Erik Mayerhoefer; Christoph Grimm; Stephan Polterauer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140403

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Skeletal Muscle Depletion and Markers for Cancer Cachexia Are Strong Prognostic Factors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Stefanie Aust,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Thomas Knogler,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090, Austria
⨯
Dietmar Pils,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Eva Obermayr,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Alexander Reinthaller,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Lisa Zahn,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Ilja Radlgruber,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090, Austria
⨯
Marius Erik Mayerhoefer,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090, Austria
⨯
Christoph Grimm,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯
Stephan Polterauer

* E-mail: stephan.polterauer@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
⨯

Skeletal Muscle Depletion and Markers for Cancer Cachexia Are Strong Prognostic Factors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Stefanie Aust,
Thomas Knogler,
Dietmar Pils,
Eva Obermayr,
Alexander Reinthaller,
Lisa Zahn,
Ilja Radlgruber,
Marius Erik Mayerhoefer,
Christoph Grimm,
Stephan Polterauer

Published: October 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140403

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Inflammation
Is the Subject Area "Inflammation" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Computed axial tomography
Is the Subject Area "Computed axial tomography" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Skeletal muscles
Is the Subject Area "Skeletal muscles" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Ovarian cancer
Is the Subject Area "Ovarian cancer" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cytokines
Is the Subject Area "Cytokines" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Lung and intrathoracic tumors
Is the Subject Area "Lung and intrathoracic tumors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cancers and neoplasms
Is the Subject Area "Cancers and neoplasms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Muscle analysis
Is the Subject Area "Muscle analysis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.