Circulating tumor cells detection and counting in uveal melanomas by a filtration-based method

Cancers

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 323-332

  Mazzini, Cinzia ^a   Pinzani, Pamela ^b   Salvianti, Francesca ^b   Scatena, Cristian ^a   Paglierani, Milena ^a   Ucci, Francesca ^a   Pazzagli, Mario ^b   Massi, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circulating tumor microemboli (CTM); CTC; ISET; Liquid biopsy; Tumor marker

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893953726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cancers6010323     Document Type: Article

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