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. 2021 Jan 13;14(1):60. doi: 10.3390/ph14010060

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Plasticity model of tumorigenesis. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) can differentiate and originate any cell type of the tumor. In turn, non-stem cancer cells (non-SCCs) are able to alter their state toward a stem-like phenotype in response to physiological stimuli.