Dhanapal Raghu, Saraswathi Tr, Govind Rajkumar N
Department of Oral Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2011 Sep;15(3):257-60. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.86670.
Cancer cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia, asthenia and anemia. The pathogenicity of this syndrome is multifactorial, due to a complex interaction of tumor and host factors. The signs and symptoms of cachexia are considered as the prognostic parameters in cancer patients. This review gives an emphasis on the various mechanisms involved in cachexia and an insight into head and neck cancer cachexia.
癌症恶病质是一种以体重减轻、厌食、乏力和贫血为特征的消耗综合征。由于肿瘤和宿主因素的复杂相互作用,该综合征的发病机制是多因素的。恶病质的体征和症状被视为癌症患者的预后参数。本综述重点介绍了恶病质涉及的各种机制,并深入探讨了头颈癌恶病质。