Vasculogenic mimicry

Imagine your body is a big city with streets and avenues for blood to flow through like cars. Usually, these streets and avenues have signs and traffic lights to regulate the flow of blood and get it where it needs to go. But sometimes, bad things can happen to the signs and traffic lights, causing traffic to get really backed up and chaotic.

One of these bad things is called vasculogenic mimicry. This means that certain cells in your body - like cancer cells - can make their own streets and avenues for blood to flow through. The problem is that these streets and avenues don't have signs or traffic lights, so blood can get stuck or go to the wrong place.

This is really dangerous because if blood can't flow properly to important parts of your body like your organs, your body won't get the oxygen and nutrients it needs. This can make you sick and cause damage to your body.

Doctors and scientists are working hard to figure out ways to stop vasculogenic mimicry from happening and keep your body's blood flow running smoothly like it should.