title: [Enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells and its application in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma].
abstract: Circulating tumor cells are tumor cells from the primary tumor or metastatic tumor to fall off into the circulatory system. They are closely related to the recurrence and metastasis of tumor. Detection of circulating tumor cells as a "liquid biopsy" , to get the tumor information through non-invasive sampling method. It has the advantages of short time of tumor diagnosis, repeatable operation, and has gradually replaced the traditional biopsy. In this paper, the enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells and its application in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, school of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 211100, China.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, school of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 211100, China.
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Carcinoma, squamous cell; Head and neck neoplasms; Neoplastic cells, circulating