Bücher der Reihe Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment

To metastasize, neoplastic cells dissociate from the primary tumor, enter a circulatory compartment (typically lymphatics or blood vasculature), survive transport, arrest, exit the circulation and finally proliferate at a discontinuous site in response to local growth factors.

Despite recent advances in surgery, and more aggressive resection, liver metastases still prove fatal in a high proportion of cases. This volume aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of hepatic cancer metastasis, in particular its early stages.