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Invasion (cancer)
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Direct extension and penetration by cancer cells into neighboring tissues
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Invasion is the process by which cancer cells directly extend and penetrate into neighboring tissues in cancer. It is generally distinguished from metastasis, which is the spread of cancer cells through the circulatory system or the lymphatic system to more distant locations. The two are nonetheless closely related, and lymphovascular invasion...

Instance of
Biological process
Subclass of
Tumor
Different from
biological invasion
References
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