Immunocytochemical monitoring of micrometastatic disease: Reduction of prostate cancer cells in bone marrow by androgen deprivation

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Comparative immunocytochemical assessment of isolated carcinoma cells in lymph nodes and bone marrow of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer

✍ Jens Köllermann,; Bernarda Heseding; Burkhard Helpap; Manfred W. Köllermann; Kla 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 87 KB 👁 2 views

After radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer, biochemical progression is seen in up to 40% of the patients due to persistent local and/or systemic remnants. Isolated disseminated carcinoma cells, undetectable by current staging methods, are of special interest as potential pr