cachexie

syndrome de dépérissement, émaciation morbide très sévère

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Cachexia
Medical condition.synonyms: Wasting syndrome
Medical condition.image: Riehl Zumbusch Tafel LVIII (2).jpg
Medical condition.caption: Person with cancer-associated cachexia
Medical condition.field: Oncology, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Medical condition.symptoms: Sudden weight loss, altered eating signals
Medical condition.prognosis: Very poor
Medical condition.frequency: 1%
Medical condition.deaths: 1.5 to 2 million people a year

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Research

15,585 papers

Cancer cachexia: molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2023
Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus.The Lancet. Oncology · 2011
Cancer Cachexia: Its Mechanism and Clinical Significance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
Mechanisms of cancer cachexia and targeted therapeutic strategies.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2024
Cachexia: a new definition.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2008

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Wikidata facts

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ICPC 2 ID: T08
Commons category: Cachexia
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000402

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Article · Français

La cachexie est un affaiblissement profond de l’organisme (perte de poids, fatigue, atrophie musculaire, etc.) lié à une dénutrition très importante. La cachexie n'est pas une maladie en elle-même, mais le symptôme d'une autre.

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