Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
April 2010
Background: To examine the effects of the surgical manipulation of tumors on the hematogenous dissemination of tumors, we compared rates of detection of tumor-derived DNA in the buffy coat and in plasma from tumor-bearing rats before and after tumor resection.
Methods: We injected DHD/K12-PROb cells subcutaneously into BD-IX rats. Three weeks later, we removed the tumors surgically.