title: The emerging role of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. skrishna@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Savitri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor