Breast cancer tumors can fuse with blood vessel cells, allowing clumps of cancer cells to break away from the main tumor and ride the bloodstream to
other locations in the body, suggests preliminary research.
When the scientists inserted human colorectal cancer cells into zebrafish embryos and allowed them to grow for 4 days, the resulting tumors showed three hallmarks of human solid tumors: rapid cell division, formation of blood vessels to supply nutrients, and the ability to spread to
other locations in the body.
Some cats will have thyroid tumor in the chest or
other locations in the body.
Usually, they return in the same general area where they were removed, but a few cases moved to
other locations in the body.
The main problem with melanoma is that it can metastasize and spread to
other locations in the body, including the lymphatic system and major organs.