Progress in research on tumor-associated lymphatic endothelial cells
10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2011.02.019
- Author:
Dong TIAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Endothelial cells;
Lymphatic vessels;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Neoplasms
- From:
Tumor
2011;31(3):280-284
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Tumor lymphatic endothelial cells play an important role in tumor metastasis and affect the treatment outcomes and the long-term survival. Studying the characteristics of tumor lymphatic endothelial cells such as morphology, cell biology and molecular biology, will provide a good platform for the deep research on the mechanism of tumor metastasis, which can prevent the spread of tumor cells and provide effective evidence for the clinical prevention and treatment of cancer. Recently, the research on tumor lymphatic endothelial cells has improved rapidly. This paper reviews the current research on tumor lymphatic endothelial cells, and hopes to provide the references for the study of tumorigenesis and metastasis. Copyright© 2011 by the Editorial Board of Tumor.
