Journal article
Computerized Tomography Measurement of Visceral Adiposity Predicts Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Metastatic Disease in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Abstract
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 prognostic factors in RCC. Since the volume of the metabolically active visceral adipose tissue (VAT) better reflects obesity associated morbidity than body mass index (BMI), we measured and correlated it to adiponectin levels and disease characteristics in patients with …
Authors
Chatterjee S; Kleinman N; Gharajeh A; Kapoor A; Whelan JP; Yemen B; Pinthus JH
Journal
Current Urology, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 188–193
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2009
DOI
10.1159/000209831
ISSN
1661-7649