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Metastatic inefficiency: Intravascular and intraperitoneal implantation of cancer cells

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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Principles of Management

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The clinicopathologic progression of metastasis is not an uninterrupted process, and many studies have shown that most cancer cells are lethally damaged when introduced into a variety of anatomic sites; this general phenomenon has been termed metastatic inefficiency [1]. In this chapter some general aspects of cancer cell loss during and after delivery to target sites will first be considered, followed by a discussion of some of the factors relevant to inefficincy in the formation of peritoneal carcinomatosis.

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  1. Washington Cancer Institute, 110 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA

    Paul H. Sugarbaker M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Weiss, L. (1996). Metastatic inefficiency: Intravascular and intraperitoneal implantation of cancer cells. In: Sugarbaker, P.H. (eds) Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Principles of Management. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 82. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1247-5_1

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