Abstract
A method for determining the tumour cell content of breast neoplasms by morphometry is described.
The mean total tumour cell volume of 10 scirrhous carcinomata was 287·6 mm3, or 21·5% of the entire neoplasm. Two medullary lesions gave a mean tumour cell volume of 417 mm3, 64·5% of the total volume of the neoplasm.
A possible extension of this technique to monitor changes in the character of malignant tumours is discussed.
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Underwood, J. A Morphometric Analysis of Human Breast Carcinoma. Br J Cancer 26, 234–237 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1972.32
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