title: Some cells in a tumor protect against metastasis.
abstract: Depleting pericytes from a tumor can shrink the mass, but doing so may also make the tumor more aggressive and increase its odds of metastasizing.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D058628:Myofibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D020286:Pericytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*