Metastatic dissemination with special emphasis on breast cancer cutaneous metastases
Metastatic development is a complex, multistage process involving modulation of cell phenotype, cell migration, and dynamic homeotypic as well as heterotypic cell-cell interactions. In breast cancer, MUC1 mucin has been emerging as a key molecule involved in metastasis. MUC1 is a large transmembrane...
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Articulo Revision |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2015
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/127763 https://pmr.safisiol.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/vol_8_3.pdf |
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| Sumario: | Metastatic development is a complex, multistage process involving modulation of cell phenotype, cell migration, and dynamic homeotypic as well as heterotypic cell-cell interactions. In breast cancer, MUC1 mucin has been emerging as a key molecule involved in metastasis. MUC1 is a large transmembrane glycoprotein expressed by mammary normal epithelial cells but it is overexpressed and underglycosylated in cancer cells. Cutaneous metastasis is a neoplastic lesion localized at the dermis or subcutaneous cellular tissue, which is not contiguous to the primary tumor, with an overall incidence of 5.3%. The most common tumor to metastasize to the skin is breast cancer with an incidence of 24%. We present a minireview on metastatic dissemination with special emphasis on breast cancer cutaneous metastases and the role that MUC1 plays on it. |
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