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. 2014 Jul 29;9(7):e103245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103245

Figure 4. The stress field created by tumor growth when.

Figure 4

Inline graphic . The growth volume ratio Inline graphic. All normal stress components, Inline graphic (——), are equal in a spherical tumor of initial radius 50 µm. The maximum compressive stress is −1300 Pa. However, in an ellipsoidal tumor with axes Inline graphic µm, the Inline graphic (Inline graphic) component, has a maximum compressive stress of −1200 Pa, and the Inline graphic (Inline graphic) component has a maximum compressive stress of −1180 Pa.