Body composition in cachexia resulting from malignant and non‐malignant diseases

The body composition of 23 patients with cachexia resulting from malignant or benign inflammatory disease was studied. Skinfold thickness and radioisotope tracer measurements enabled us to estimate total body fat, lean body mass, the ratio of fat loss to lean body loss, erythrocyte and plasma volume...

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Published in:Cancer 1980-11, Vol.46 (9), p.2041-2046
Main Authors: Watson, Walter S., Sammon, Alastair M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Blood Volume
Body Composition
Body Water - analysis
Body Weight
Cachexia - etiology
Cachexia - metabolism
Erythrocyte Volume
Female
Humans
Inflammation - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - complications
Potassium - analysis
Skinfold Thickness
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Summary:The body composition of 23 patients with cachexia resulting from malignant or benign inflammatory disease was studied. Skinfold thickness and radioisotope tracer measurements enabled us to estimate total body fat, lean body mass, the ratio of fat loss to lean body loss, erythrocyte and plasma volumes, total body water, extra‐, and intracellular water volumes, total body potassium, and intracellular potassium concentration. The total body fat and lean body mass information suggests that the body composition in cancerous cachexia differs from that in cachexia caused by benign inflammatory disease, in that lean tissue appears to be better conserved in the former. The radioactive tracer studies showed that the cachectic patients were anemic, potassium‐deficient, and overhydrated; however, fluid partitioning into extra‐ and intracellular compartments was normal.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19801101)46:9<2041::AID-CNCR2820460923>3.0.CO;2-A