Biology of cancer invasion and metastasis.

Article

Biology of cancer invasion and metastasis.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica - 1 Jan 1992

Mareel M M, Crombez R

Abstract excerpt

Current concepts of invasion eventually leading to metastasis are discussed and exemplified by cancers of the head and neck mucosa. Invasion occurs at a number of steps, each step making an ecosystem comprising not only the neoplastic cells but also their normal counterparts, a variety of host ce...

Topics

Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Metastasis
Organ Specificity
Phenotype

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