Spatial distribution of interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) and the tissue hydrostatic pressure (THP). Arrows show the direction of time increasing.

A: IFP remains relatively flat within the cancer mass, while the predicted value agrees very well with reported in-vivo data on MCaIV murine mammary carcinomas [57]. Pronounced tumour growth results in an increase in the IFP in the peri-tumoural area, up to approximately 1.5 mm-Hg. B: THP peaks at the tumour periphery, symptomatic of increased compressive solid stresses due to the cancer mass growth in this region. Increased circumferential solid stresses at the tumour periphery induces compression of the vessels, which are subsequently pruned. Note that negative THP denotes tension and positive compression.