Metastases form in distant organs (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Metastases form in distant organs

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Seeds only germinate on fertile soil. Similarly, disseminating tumour cells only form metastases in distant organs when the right conditions are met.

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Visualisation: ETH Zurich / Alice Casale

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