Relation between the pathological nature and the growth rate of human tumors.

Abstract An analysis of 530 cases reported in the literature over the past 14 years has demonstrated differences in the mean growth rate of various pathological types. This analysis shows that the various types of tumors may be ranked with respect to their increasing D.T.: embryonal carcinomas, lymphomas, malignant mesenchymal tumors, squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas.

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