Circulating tumor cells in breast cancer at the diagnosis are associated with lymph node involvement, tumor size and negative ER status
We investigated the association of circulating tumor cells (CTC) with poor prognostic markers in breast cancer (BC) at time of diagnosis. Peripheral blood (PB) samples from 190 patients with invasive BC, 12 patients with in situ BC, before theraphy and/or surgery, and 330 from patients without BC we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/4643 |