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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2024; 30(12): 1680-1705
Published online Mar 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i12.1680
Figure 3
Figure 3 Metastatic process. (1) Local invasion of tumor cells into adjacent tissues; (2) intravasation; (3) transportation and survival through the blood as circulating tumor cells; (4) extravasation; and (5) colonization, survival, and growth in distant organs until detectable metastases develop. Citation: The authors have obtained permission to use the figure from BioRender.com (Supplementary material)[210].