Oxygen diffusivity in tumor tissue (DS-Carcinosarcoma) under temperature conditions within the range of 20–40°C

SummaryThe O2 diffusion constants D and K of tumor tissue (DS-Carcinosarcoma in the rat kidney) were determined at temperatures of 20, 30, 37, and 40°C. The following mean values were obtained for the conditions of 37°C: D=1.75·10−5 cm2/s and K=1.9·10−5 mlO2/cm·min·atm. Within the range of 20–40°C, temperature variations in tumor tissue cause changes in the O2 diffusion coefficient D of 2.0–2.5%/°C and in the Krogh O2 diffusion constant K of 0.5–1.5%/°C. The measured O2 diffusion constants for tumor tissue correspond to values of normal tissue with similar water content. This indicates that the insufficient O2 supply in DS-Carcinosarcoma is due not to unfavorable O2 diffusivity of the tumor tissue but rather to a decreased convective O2 transport and to insufficient capillarization. An analysis of O2 diffusion in DS-Carcinosarcoma tissue using the determined O2 diffusion constants lead to the result that, under the conditions of arterial normoxia and normocapnia, critical O2 supply conditions are to be expected when the intercapillary distance exceeds approximately 120 μm.

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