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Table 2 Correlation between the specific growth rate, SGR, and the logarithm of tumour volume in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

From: Analysis of inter-patient variations in tumour growth rate

Tumour type

Group

n

R2

p-value

Hepatocellular carcinoma,

    

Nakajima et al.[27]

WD

19

0.001

0.5

 

MD

9

0.063

0.3

 

PD

6

0.441

0.1

 

CS I

17

0.040

0.2

 

CS II

15

0.009

0.4

 

WD & CS I

8

0.030

0.3

 

WD & CS II

10

0.001

0.5

  1. Tumours were grouped according to differentiation and clinical stage. None of the correlations were significant. WD: Well differentiated. MD: Moderately differentiated. PD: poorly differentiated. CS: Clinical stage. n: number of tumours. R: correlation coefficient.
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