Publications by authors named "Karine de Aguiar Bruno"

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the association of body composition with toxicity to first-line chemotherapy and three-year survival in women with ovarian adenocarcinoma.

Methods: We enrolled, in a retrospective cohort, 239 women treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel between 2008 and 2017. Pretreatment computed tomography scans were used to quantify skeletal muscle index (SMI), skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD), and subcutaneous adipose tissue index (SATI).

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Objectives: To compare imprint cytology and paraffin section histology for sentinel lymph node detection in women with breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Method: A cross-sectional study and report of the sentinel lymph node statuses of 64 patients with breast cancer who underwent intraoperative imprint cytology and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a referral cancer institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 2014 and 2016.

Results: The mean age was 51 years.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of sarcopenia and the indicators of skeletal muscle (SM) quality on surgical outcomes in women with ovarian and endometrial cancer who underwent oncologic surgery.

Methods: Endometrial and ovarian cancer patients admitted between 2008 and 2015 and who had computerized tomography images available within 45 days before surgery were enrolled in a retrospective cohort (n = 250). Computerized tomography images at the third lumbar vertebra were used to assess SM.

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