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. 2018 Apr 28;8(2):30. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics8020030

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The metastatic process. The multistep process of metastasis is complex and includes primary tumor vascularization, escape/intravasation of tumor cells into the bloodstream, survival in the bloodstream, and dissemination throughout the body, extravasation out of the bloodstream, and secondary tumor formation in distant organs.