Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Erhan Yengil

Publications

• Research Article
  The Effect of BMI and Visceral Fat Percentage on the Development of Bone Metastases in Prostate Cancer
  Author(s): Fusun Aydogan, Ebuzer Kalender, Murat Rifaioğlu M, Taner Sümbül A and Erhan YengilFusun Aydogan, Ebuzer Kalender, Murat Rifaioğlu M, Taner Sümbül A and Erhan Yengil
  
  Abstract Introduction: Prostate cancer (PCa) second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men worldwide. There are publications in the literature examining the relation between obesity and PCa, but there is not publication about the relation between obesity and bone metastases in PCa. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a relation between bone metastasis, PSA, Gleason score, BMI and visceral fat percentage (VFP) in PCa patients. Methods: Thirty-four patients with PCa who performed bone scintigraphy included to study. Mean age was 71.3 ± 6.9 years. All patients' height, weight, VFP and BMI were calculated. PSA levels, Gleason scores, VFP and BMI of patients with and without bone metastases were compared. Results: On the bone scintigraphy 14 patients had bone metastasis and there was no metastases in 20 patients. PSA levels and Gl.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000193

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