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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(7):498-499; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.7.498
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 7, 498-499, April 4, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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Lymphangiogenesis Explored as Potential Route for Metastasis

Tracy Webb

Tumor-induced lymphangiogenesis was, until recently, a relatively unfamiliar term in the field of cancer research.

This was due to popular scientific belief that lymphatic vessels were not recruited within tumor tissue, explained Karl Plate, Ph.D., Institute of Pathology, Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany. "Because of this dogma, little investigation has been carried out in this field." But four recently published articles have added further complexity to the study of tumor biology.

"The metastatic spread of tumor cells is responsible for the majority of cancer deaths, and, with a few exceptions, all cancers can metastasize," noted . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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