Possibilities of the liver tumor modeling were assessed in rabbits of Soviet Chinchilla strain by implantation into the left lobe of the liver slices of squamous cell VX2 tumor obtained from donor rabbits inoculated with the tumor in the thigh muscles. The basic parameters of the model were established - the dynamics of tumor growth, inoculation rate, incidence of concomitant abdominal tumors. There was offered a method for minimally invasive monitoring of the development of the tumor after implantation to the liver by means of the level of venous blood granulocytes. It was found that the most appropriate way to diagnose liver tumors in rabbits was computed tomography scan.
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