Growth of mouse hepatoma following liver resection.
Liver regeneration occurs after resection. Hepatic tumors may be subject to the same factors which influence cell mass in regenerating liver. Partial hepatectomy is shown to cause a significant transient augmentation of tumor growth compared to non-operated and nephrectomized controls. Skin grafting studies indicate this phenomenon is probably not immunologically mediated.
D000818:Animals; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006648:Histocompatibility; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009392:Nephrectomy; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous