“…Nevertheless, the size of the tumor, regardless of whether functioning or not, is obviously one of the most important determining factors of the overall cure rate ( Antunes et al 1977, Chang et al 1977, Hardy et al 1978, Jaquet et al 1978, Tindal et al 1978, Derome et al 1979, Murray et al 1979, Post et al 1979, Pelkonen et al 1981. Nevertheless, the size of the tumor, regardless of whether functioning or not, is obviously one of the most important determining factors of the overall cure rate ( Antunes et al 1977, Chang et al 1977, Hardy et al 1978, Jaquet et al 1978, Tindal et al 1978, Derome et al 1979, Murray et al 1979, Post et al 1979, Pelkonen et al 1981.…”