from an analysis of the results obtained with reference to the operation of these factors , the conclusion was reached that while the quality of malignancy displayed by the tumor was conditioned upon the capacity for growth of the tumor cells , the degree of malignancy exhibited in any given instance was a function of animal resistance which was not entirely specific but corresponded closely with the ability of the animal to meet excess demands arising from other causes and , to this extent , represented an expression of the functional capacity of a mechanism which is concerned primarily with the maintenance of the general animal economy .
C0027651
tumor
C0006826
malignancy