Tumor Lymphangiogenesis as a Potential Therapeutic Target

Metastasis the spread of cancer cells to distant organs, is the main cause of death for cancer patients. Metastasis is often mediated by lymphatic vessels that invade the primary tumor, and an early sign of metastasis is the presence of cancer cells in the regional lymph node (the first lymph node c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tam Duong, Peter Koopman, Mathias Francois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204946