Abstract
KITAMURA, M., SUDA, M., NISHIHIRA, T., WATANABE, T. and KASAI, M. Heterotransplantation of Human Esophageal Carcinoma to Nude Mice. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1981, 135 (3), 259-264 - Transplantation to nude mice of 38 tumors originating from 36 human esophageal carcinomas was attempted. Growth of the grafts was obtained in 17 cases and 3 to 11 serial passages were performed in 4 cases. Tumors inoculated into subcutaneous tissue grew locally, but no metastasis nor local invasions were observed. The histological appearances of the grafts were similar to original tumors.
