Figure 1.
Self-seeding concept of cancer growth and metastasis (a) dislodging and reattachment of a primary tumor cell at the primary site, (b) dislodging, intravasation, circulation, then extravasation back to the primary site, (c) dislodging, intravasation, circulation, then extravasation to a metastatic site, and (d) self-seeding from a metastatic site following path A or path B