#but that means that pretty well all studies into the doubling time (VDT) of thymomas ALSO include patients

[grinchwrapsupreme]

sitting here scanning through research papers about thymomas trying to figure out if Wilson could have had cancer the entire series because i’ve got problems

the answer is yes by the way

#cancer // #medical // #house md #james wilson #so thymomas are slow growing and have been recorded as taking up to TEN YEARS for a tumour to double in size #the problem is #there isnt' a lot of research done on this particular topic #and the studies i can find have relatively low data pools #which makes sense because it's a pretty specific cancer #but that means that pretty well all studies into the doubling time (VDT) of thymomas ALSO include patients #with thymic carcinomas #and thymic cysts #both of which are fast growing #and most papers distinguish between them but some just straight up loop them all together #which is just stupid #so these things combined means what studies i have looked at all have a wide range of VDTs assigned to thymoma specifically #but based on the size of wilson's tumour #it's entirely possible he's had it the entire time we've known him #in fact #i'd call it likely #i am #not a doctor #don't quote me on this