title: Tumor angiogenesis: functional similarities with tumor invasion.
abstract: In this review the functional relationship between tumor cell invasion and tumor-induced angiogenesis is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the similarities of the invasive phenotype in both processes and the common themes of alpha v beta 3 expression and gelatinase A activity.
authors.affiliation: Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Stetler-Stevenson
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Corcoran
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D008954:Models, Biological; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic