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Editorial
. 2019 Oct;8(5):560-562.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.07.16.

Sarcopenic obesity in liver cancer: it is SO complicated

Gyorgy Baffy  1
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Editorial

Sarcopenic obesity in liver cancer: it is SO complicated

Gyorgy Baffy. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2019 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Adipose-muscle-liver axis and clinical components of sarcopenic obesity. Key pathophenotypes contributing to poor outcomes in chronic liver disease and major complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma are shown.
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