Temporalis and Masseter Muscle Thickness as Proxy Measures of Sarcopenia and Frailty in Sinonasal Malignancy.

This article explores the use of temporalis muscle thickness (TMT) and masseter muscle thickness (MMT) as measures of sarcopenia and proxies for frailty in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the sinonasal tract (SNSCC) and sinonasal adenocarcinoma (SNAC). The study aimed to determine if lower TMT and MMT were associated with worse overall survival, 30-day readmission, and progression-free survival. However, the results showed that TMT and MMT measurements did not correlate with these outcomes in the study population. The authors suggest that further research with larger patient numbers and different types of pathology is needed to investigate the use of TMT and MMT as markers for frailty in sinonasal cancer. [Extracted from the article]