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. 2024 Feb 21;58(1):1–8. doi: 10.2478/raon-2024-0011

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1.

Main pathophysiological mechanisms in cancer patients with sarcopenic obesity. Body composition (low skeletal muscle mass and strength, increase in fat mass), inflammation, insulin resistance, myosteatosis, myokine dysregulation, and oxidative stress in sarcopenic obese cancer patients significantly induce muscle proteolysis, leading to muscle wasting and dysfunction and premature mortality.