How to calculate tumor size when there are three measurements

sblairc
sblairc Member Posts: 585 Member
edited September 2022 in Kidney Cancer #1

Please forgive my math skills. But I was reading some journal articles about tumor size and prognosis. How does one get one round number to determine overall size of a tumor (e.g., 7.5X6X6). I just want to confirm that you either perform a calculation or just report on largest measurement (e.g., tumor was 7.5 CM, if looking at above numbers) 

 

I tried to find this information on the internet but could not find the information I needed without getting confused. 

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  • icemantoo
    icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
    #2
    Tumor size

    I have always assumed it is the larger of the 3 numbers. If anyone knows differently, chime in.

     

    Icemantoo

  • a_oaklee
    a_oaklee Member Posts: 566 Member
    #3
    icemantoo said:

    Tumor size

    I have always assumed it is the larger of the 3 numbers. If anyone knows differently, chime in.

     

    Icemantoo

    measuring

    Yes.  It's the greatest of the three measurements. 

  • rpboris1
    rpboris1 Member Posts: 2 *
    #4

    so a tumor that is 2.2x2.0x1.5 is actually a 2cm tumor

  • Biner
    Biner Member Posts: 136 Member
    #5

    my 4.1 x3.5 cm size 4,1 cm

  • rpboris1
    rpboris1 Member Posts: 2 *
    #6

    thank you and my tumor did not spread to the outer limits, IT WAS CoNTAINED Within ITs Self

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