[Pathobiologic aspects of the limited extracranial metastasis capability of tumors of the central nervous system].

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[Pathobiologic aspects of the limited extracranial metastasis capability of tumors of the central nervous system].

Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift - 1 Feb 1995

Schmahl W

Abstract excerpt

Primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) very rarely metastasize to other parts of the body, both in animals and in man, irrespective of survival time. The only exception to this rule is observed in meningiomas in man with a metastasis incidence of 18.7%. Experimental studies have provi...

Topics

Animals
Carrier Proteins
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Humans
Hyaluronan Receptors
Mutation
Neoplasm Metastasis
Receptors, Cell Surface
Receptors, Lymphocyte Homing

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