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. 2016 Apr 11;5(7):e1172153. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1172153

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Tumor seeding and progression. The critical steps required for successful metastasis formation within the brain include (1) vascular arrest by size exclusion, (2) active extravasation of metastatic tumor cells, (3) stringent perivascular location and proliferation, and (4) sustained growth via angiogenesis and vascular remodeling.