Cerebral small-vessel disease (CSVD) is an umbrella term encompassing chronic, progressive conditions that affect the brain's vasculature. Diverse pathological and neurological factors lead to various clinical and neuroimaging patterns in elderly patients. While depression in the elderly is not uncommon, the connection between CSVD and late-life depression (LLD) remains unclear.
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November 2020
Purpose: We examined the association of adipose tissue distribution with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in breast cancer patients.
Methods: Participants (N = 238) diagnosed with breast cancer at 20-75 years old who received breast cancer treatment at a major hospital from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2017, with at least one completed and identifiable abdominal or pelvic computed tomography (CT) scan and data regarding race and ethnicity were included. Thirty-two breast cancer patients were identified as T2D patients after their breast cancer diagnoses.