Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase‐1 expression in colorectal cancer liver metastases is associated with vascular structures

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Metastatic growth by colorectal cancer cells in the liver requires the ability of the cancer cells to interact with the new microenvironment. This interaction results in three histological growth patterns of liver metastases: desmoplastic, pushing, and replacement. In primary colorectal cancer several proteases, involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix components, are up-regulated. In liver metastases,...

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