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Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis

Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis

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Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis

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Full title

Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis

Publisher

United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation

Journal title

The Journal of clinical investigation, 2014-03, Vol.124 (3), p.922-928

Language

English

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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Contents

Malignant tumors release growth factors such as VEGF-C to induce lymphatic vessel expansion (lymphangiogenesis) in primary tumors and in draining sentinel LNs, thereby promoting LN metastasis. Surprising recent evidence suggests that lymphatic vessels do not merely represent passive channels for tumor spread, but that they may actively promote tumo...

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Full title

Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3938272

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3938272

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ISSN

0021-9738

E-ISSN

1558-8238

DOI

10.1172/JCI71606

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