Computerized Tomography Measurement of Visceral Adiposity Predicts Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Metastatic Disease in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Suman Chatterjee,Nir Kleinman,Aash Gharajeh,Anil Kapoor,J.P. Whelan,Brian Yemen,Jehonathan H. Pinthus

Computerized Tomography Measurement of Visceral Adiposity Predicts Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Metastatic Disease in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

2008

Suman Chatterjee
Nir Kleinman
Aash Gharajeh
Anil Kapoor
J.P. Whelan
Brian Yemen
Jehonathan H. Pinthus

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Plasma levels of adiponectin, a hormone secreted solely by adipocytes, inversely correlate with adverse prognost

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Medicine
General surgery
Renal function
Adiponectin
Risk factor
Disease
Adipose tissue
Renal cell carcinoma
Internal medicine
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Diabetes mellitus
Endocrinology
Obesity
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