High circulating tumor cell concentrations in a specific subtype of gastric cancer with diffuse bone metastasis at diagnosis

Figure 1 Diffuse bone metastases with specific gastric cancer subtypes. The results of bone scintigraphy is presented for each case (1-5 corresponds to A-E). A red dot indicates a hot spot, with the number listed at the bottom. The mean ± SD number of hot spots was 89.6 ± 42.2.

Figure 2 Correlation between the circulating tumor cells count and survival time. Survival time likely correlates with the initial circulating tumor cells (CTC) count (P = 0.085).