The Complex Interaction of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Migration of Cancer Cells through Breast Tissue Stroma

Breast cancer mortality is directly linked to metastatic spread. The metastatic cell must exhibit a complex phenotype that includes the capacity to escape from the primary tumour mass, invade the surrounding normal tissue, and penetrate into the circulation before proliferating in the parenchyma of...

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Main Author: Kerry J. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/839094