Circulating Tumor Cells and the Non-Touch Isolation Technique in Surgery for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are dislodged from the primary tumor into the bloodstream, travel within the bloodstream to distant organs, and finally extravasate and proliferate as epithelial metastatic deposits. The relationship between the existence of CTCs and tumor prognosis has been demonstrat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/6/1448 |