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Preferential attachment of peritoneal tumor metastases to omental immune aggregates and possible role of a unique vascular microenvironment in metastatic survival and growth.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2006
Gerber Scott A, Rybalko Viktoriya Y, Bigelow Chad E, Lugade Amit A, Foster Thomas H, Frelinger John G, Lord Edith M
Abstract excerpt
Controlling metastases remains a critical problem in cancer biology. Within the peritoneal cavity, omental tissue is a common site for metastatic disease arising from intraperitoneal tumors; however, it is unknown why this tissue is so favorable for metastatic tumor growth. Using five different t...
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