[Enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells and its application in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma].

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[Enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells and its application in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma].

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2017 Feb 07;52(2):147-151

Authors: Zhang HD, Yu ZK

Abstract
Circulating tumor cells are tumor cells from the primary tumor or metastatic tumor to fall off into the circulatory system. They are closely related to the recurrence and metastasis of tumor. Detection of circulating tumor cells as a "liquid biopsy" , to get the tumor information through non-invasive sampling method. It has the advantages of short time of tumor diagnosis, repeatable operation, and has gradually replaced the traditional biopsy. In this paper, the enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells and its application in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma were reviewed.

PMID: 28219182 [PubMed - in process]

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