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ReviewBiologics : targets & therapy2025

Unraveling Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis: Insights into Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Challenges, and Treatment Modalities.

Wennei Mei, Dongdong Zhang

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Review in Biologics : targets & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wennei MeiDepartment of Oncology, Postgraduate Union Training Base of Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000, People's Republic of China.
Dongdong ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Postgraduate Union Training Base of Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7611-3114

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor-to-tumor metastasis (TTM) is defined as the metastasis of one distinct malignancy to another independent tumor without directly extending into the substance of a histologically distinct and separate tumor. TTM is an extremely rare phenomenon that constitutes a very small percentage of all tumor metastases. The detailed histogenic mechanisms of TTM remain unclear. TTM is easily confused with composite tumors and synchronous tumors. Due to the rarity and complexity of the disease, it presents significant challenges in providing accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatment options. The exploration of TTM not only provides an in-depth understanding of the metastasis process, but also has significant implications for the management and treatment of patients with multiple primary malignant tumors, underscoring the necessity of comprehensive diagnostic and treatment strategies. The purpose of this review is to increase awareness of tumor-to-tumor metastasis, with a focus on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.

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composite tumorspathogenesissynchronous tumorstumor-to-tumor metastasis

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PMID40041727
PMCPMC11878131

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