"Tumor Metastasis" ed. by Ke Xu

This book is designed to present the most recent advances in tumor metastasis.

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death. It is a multistep process. The mechanism underlying metastasis is complicated and poorly understood. Recent advances in tumor metastasis research have led to improved diagnosis and clinical management of cancer. However, new strategies on metastasis treatment are urgently needed, especially the novel biomarkers discovery and targeted therapy.

Contents
Preface
1 Hemostatic System in Malignancy: Providing the “Soil” in Metastatic Niche Formation
2 Is Extracellular Matrix a Castle Against to Invasion of Cancer Cells?
3 Ovarian Cancer Metastasis: A Unique Mechanism of Dissemination
4 Role of Aquaporins in Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis
5 Extracellular Vesicles: A Mechanism to Reverse Metastatic Behaviour as a New Approach to Cancer Therapy
6 Modulation of Gene Expression During Stages of Liver Colonization by Pancreatic Cancer in a Rat Model
7 Minimal Invasive Surgery of Metastatic Bone Tumor
8 The Selection Strategy for Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) Isolation and Enumeration: Technical Features, Methods, and Clinical Applications
9 Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and Circulating Tumor Stem Cells in Breast Cancer by Using Flow Cytometry
10 Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and its Regulation in Tumor Metastasis
11 Importance and Detection of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Phenotype in CTCs