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The study of circulating tumor cells by the formation of pulmonary embolic tumor growths in a secondary host
Author(s) -
Wexler Hilda,
Ryan James J.,
Ketcham Alfred S.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196904)23:4<946::aid-cncr2820230433>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - medicine , circulating tumor cell , tumor cells , metastatic tumor , pathology , cancer research , cancer , metastasis
A simple method of detecting circulating tumor cells in the blood of mice is described. This method allows some assessment of the metastatic potential of contained pulmonary embolized tumor cells. The sensitivity in detecting the presence of circulating tumor cells and the ability to quantitate the numbers of cells remain to be established.