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Editorial
. 2023 Jan;43(1):160-162.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318715. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer-Associated Venous Thrombosis: A Missing Link

Nigel Mackman  1 , Yohei Hisada  1
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Editorial

Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer-Associated Venous Thrombosis: A Missing Link

Nigel Mackman et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; autopsy; embolism; thrombosis; venous thromboembolism.

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Figure 1. Role of circulating tumor cells in metastasis and thrombosis
(A) Circulating tumor cell clusters covered with platelets and fibrin from micrometastases. (B) Thrombus containing circulating tumor cell clusters may be formed by adhesion of circulating tumor cells to the endothelium. The figure is created with BioRender.com
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