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Purpose Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) depletion and sarcopenia as predictors of postoperative complications and poorer overall survival (OS) have been validated in many surgical fields through cross-sectional imaging (CT, MRI), with potential limitations. We evaluated it in a stage III-IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) surgical cohort through ultrasound (US) of rectus femoris muscle (RF), a quick, cheap, repeatable alternative. Methods Patients submitted to surgical treatment with curative purpose were recruited and prospe