Figure 9
From: Impact of tumor-parenchyma biomechanics on liver metastatic progression: a multi-model approach
Dormant micrometastases: Metastatic growth into highly elastic parenchyma with high tolerance for deformation can lead to tumor encapsulation. If plastic relaxation is slow, mechanical feedbacks are sustained, leading to slow (but potentially invasive) growth (a) or tumor dormancy (b,c). Cells are colored as described in Fig. 5.
