Microenvironments and Cellular Characteristics in the Micro Tumor Cords of Malignant Solid Tumors

Because of the accelerated proliferation of cancer cells and the limited distance that molecular oxygen can diffuse from functional tumor blood vessels, there appears to be a unique histology in malignant solid tumors, conglomerates of micro tumor cords. A functional blood vessel exists at the cente...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Harada, Yoko Goto, Masahiro Hiraoka, Yuxi Zhu, Chan Joo Yeom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/11/13949