Table 3 Hypothetical tumor-volume doubling rates in 28 patient with sporadic MTC and 18 patients with hereditary MTC
n | > 1 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.1–0.5 | < 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid growth | Rather rapid growth | Slow growth | Very slow | ||
Sporadic MTC | 28 | 1 (4%) | 13 (46%) | 14 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
Hereditary MTC | 18 | 10 (56%) | 8 (44%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
All patients | 46 | 11 (24%) | 21 (46%) | 14 (30%) | 0 (0%) |