Detection Of Circulating Cancer Cells In Blood

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Castro et al., Surgery Curr Res 2012, 2:3http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-1076.1000113
Case Report Open Access
Preliminary Finding: Detection of Circulating Cancer Cells in Blood from
a Patient with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Treated with Cytoreductive
Surgeryand Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Castro J1, Ericsson C1*, Cashin P2 and Mahteme H2
1Department of Oncology-Pathology, CCK R8-04, Karolinska Institutet and Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
2Department ofSurgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract
Background: Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer have a poor prognosis.
Aggressive treatments by...