Vasculogenic Mimicry (Extravascular Matrix Patterns):
Role in Other Tumor Systems
Although extravascular matrix patterns were first described in uveal melanoma, they have since been described in a number of other cancer systems:
Cutaneous Melanoma:
Warso MA, et al. Prognostic significance of periodic acid-Schiff-positive patterns in primary cutaneous melanoma. Clin Cancer Res 2001;7:473-477.
Thies A, et al. PAS-positive loops and networks as a prognostic indicator in cutaneous malignant melanoma. J Pathol 2001;195:537-542.
Ovarian Carcinoma:
Sood AK, et al. Molecular determinants of ovarian cancer plasticity. Am J Pathol 2001;158:1279-1288.
Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma
Shirakawa K, et al. Vasculogenic mimicry and pseudo-comedo formation in breast cancer. Int J Cancer 2002;99:821-828.
Shirakawa K, et al. Hemodynamics in vasculogenic mimicry and angiogenesis of inflammatory breast cancer xenograft. Cancer Res 2002;62:560-566.
Sort Tissue Sarcoma
Hao X, et al. Microarray study of vasculogenic mimicry in bi-directional differentiation malignant tumor. Zhonghua Yi Xue.Za Zhi 2002;82:1298-1302.
Prostatic Carcinoma
Sharma N, et al. Prostatic tumor cell plasticity involves cooperative interactions of distinct phenotypic subpopulations: role in vasculogenic mimicry. Prostate 2002;3:189-201.