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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2014; 20(14): 3719-3737
Published online Apr 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i14.3719
Figure 1
Figure 1 The invasion-metastasis cascade[1,178]. Successive interrelated stages/steps until foreign tissue colonisation and the formation of macrometastases. The paradigm of colorectal liver metastasis, from the large intestine through the superior and inferior mesenteric veins and the portal vein to the liver. ECM: Extra cellular matrix.