Confocal image of a lung from a tumor-bearing mouse before cancer cells arrive. (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Confocal image of a lung from a tumor-bearing mouse before cancer cells arrive.

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Confocal image of a lung from a tumor-bearing mouse before cancer cells arrive. Red fluorescent dextran highlights leakage from blood vessels (cyan), while veins are labeled in green, illustrating how tumors prepare distant organs for future metastasis by increasing vascular permeability.

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Dr. Shani Dror

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