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Table 1 Cumulative metastasis rate in various cancer types

From: Critical steps to tumor metastasis: alterations of tumor microenvironment and extracellular matrix in the formation of pre-metastatic and metastatic niche

Primary organs

Incidence rate

Target organ

Breast cancer

21–32% [78,79]

Lung

Melanoma

18–36% [80,81]

Colorectal cancer

10–15% [82,83]

Sarcoma

20–25% [84,85]

Breast cancer

4–30% [78,79]

Brain

Lung cancer

23–36% [86]

Melanoma

5.8–28% [87,88,89]

Renal cancer

6.5–11% [88]

Breast cancer

50% [90]

Liver

Lung cancer

10–14% [91]

Colorectal

35–55% [92,93,94]

Pancreatic

40%–90% [95,96]

Melenoma

14–20% [81]

Breast cancer

30–60% [78,79]

Bone

Lung cancer

9–39% [97,98]

Prostate cancer

68–80% [99,100]

Melanoma

11–17% [80,81]