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  • Title: Vasculogenic Mimicry-An Overview.
    Author: Marques Dos Reis E, Vieira Berti F.
    Journal: Methods Mol Biol; 2022; 2514():3-13. PubMed ID: 35771413.
    Abstract:
    Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a tumor microcirculation model found in melanoma in the last 20 years, is a vascular channel-like structure composed of tumor cells, but without endothelial cells, that stains positive for periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and negative staining for CD31. VM provides, to the highly aggressive malignant tumor cells, adequate oxygen and nutrient supply for tumor growth and subsequent metastasis process and its presence are related to poor prognosis in patients. VM is independent of endothelial cells, which may partly explain why angiogenesis drug inhibitors have not achieved the expected success for cancer treatment.
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