Metastases Growth Patterns in vivo—A Unique Test Case of a Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patient

Metastases Growth Patterns in vivo—A Unique Test Case of a Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patient

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Most cases of deaths result from metastases, assumed to be shed, in many cases, before disease detection. Providing reliable predictions of the metastases' growth pattern may help planning treatment....

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Main Authors: Gili Hochman, Einat Shacham-Shmueli, Tchia Heymann, Stephen Raskin, Svetlana Bunimovich-Mendrazitsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Subjects:
lung metastases
mathematical growth models
exponential growth
logistic growth
gompertzian growth
primary tumor resection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fams.2019.00056/full

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