Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 17163-17170
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17163
Table 1 Patient characteristics and circulating tumor cells examination results n (%)
Patient characteristicsTotal patients (n)With detected CTC
T stage24
T100 (0)
T221 (50)
T3119 (81.8)
T4116 (54.5)
N stage
N076 (85.7)
N11710 (58.9)
M stage
M02114 (66.7)
M132 (66.7)
Grading
110 (0)
2138 (61.5)
398 (88.9)
410 (0)
Disease stage
I11 (100)
IIA54 (80)
IIB75 (71.4)
III84 (50)
IV32 (66.7)