Preoperative body composition is influenced by the stage of operable pancreatic adenocarcinoma but does not predict survival after Whipple's procedure

PCa patients undergoing a WP have reduced body fat and TBK compared with community controls while those with stage III tumours had greater deficits of fat, TBK and protein stores. However, preoperative body composition was a poor predictor of postoperative survival after pathological data were considered.