Positive Correlation Between the Number of Circulating Tumor Cells in the Pulmonary Vein and Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces in Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

• Published in: Anticancer research Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 5499 - 5505
• Main Authors: Kuroda, Hiroaki, Masago, Katsuhiro, Takahashi, Yusuke, Fujita, Shiro, Sasaki, Eiichi, Nakada, Takeo, Sakakura, Noriaki, Nakanishi, Hayao, Matsushita, Hirokazu, Yatabe, Yasushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Athens International Institute of Anticancer Research 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Cytology; Lung cancer; Medical prognosis; Metastases; Microfluidics; Non-small cell lung carcinoma; Small cell lung carcinoma; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Tumor cells; Tumors; Veins

Background/Aim: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is one of the promising markers that predict dissemination and metastases. This study aimed to identify the relationship between CTCs in pulmonary vein (PuV) and spread through air space (STAS) in non-small cell lung cancers. Materials and Methods: We a...