[Characteristics of the metastatic spread of transplanted tumors under high-altitude conditions].

The data on nature of metastatic spreading of transplantable animal tumours of the Tien-Shan mountains at an altitude of 3200 m above sea level are reviewed. It is shown that the adaptation of mice with Ehrlich adenocarcinoma is followed by the primary tumour growth inhibition and a two-fold decrease of frequency of metastatic spreading into regional lymph nodes as compared with the control animals at sea level. In mountains the activity of metastatic spreading into lungs of Lewis lung carcinoma and Walker carcinosarcoma decreases. In experiments with (CBA x C57Bl)F1 mice-hybrids with Lewis lung carcinoma the enhancement of antitumour and antimetastatic effect of the cyclophosphamide is revealed under high-altitude hypoxia influence.