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. 2018 Aug 1;109(10):2998–3004. doi: 10.1111/cas.13735

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Acquisition of invasive and metastatic properties of tumor cells by tumor stromal cells. Tumor tissues consist of stromal cells such as mesenchymal cells (mesenchymal stem cells and cancer‐associated fibroblasts), macrophages, and myeloid‐derived suppressor cells in addition to tumor cells. Tumor stromal cells are indispensable for acquisition of invasive and metastatic properties of tumor cells