Circulating tumor cells in breast cancer: A tool whose time has come of age
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are isolated tumor cells disseminated from the site of disease in metastatic and/or primary cancers, including breast cancer, that can be identified and measured in the peripheral blood of patients. As recent technical advances have...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/43 |