Tumor-induced lymphangiogenesis in cervical lymph nodes in oral melanoma-bearing mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metastasis via the lymphatic system is promoted by lymphangiogenesis. Alterations of the lymphatic channels during the progression of metastasis to regional lymph nodes (LNs) remain unexplored. To examine whether tumor-induced LN lym...

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Main Authors: Ozasa Ryuki, Ohno Jun, Iwahashi Teruaki, Taniguchi Kunihisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/31/1/83