| Literature DB >> 23789776 |
Claire Lugassy1, Bruno Péault, Madhuri Wadehra, Hynda K Kleinman, Raymond L Barnhill.
Abstract
We hypothesize that the interaction between angiotropic melanoma cells and the abluminal vascular surface can induce or sustain embryonic and/or stem cell migratory properties in these tumor cells. As a result, such angiotropic melanoma cells may migrate along the abluminal vascular surface, demonstrating pericytic mimicry. Through these cellular interactions, melanoma cells may migrate toward secondary sites.Entities:
Keywords: abluminal vascular surface; angiotropism; extravascular migratory metastasis (EVMM); pericyticmimicry; stem cell/embryonic migration
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23789776 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12120
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pigment Cell Melanoma Res ISSN: 1755-1471 Impact factor: 4.693