Metastasis is the cascade of events involved in the transition of a malignancy from a localized tumor to the establishment of a distant foci. In this review we define the known stages and the factors involved. The multiplicity of steps involved allows many opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
Molecular mechanisms of tumor metastasis and angiogenesis
✍ Scribed by A. S. Böhle; H. Kalthoff
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 384
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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