CTC parameters by subtype in groups 1 and 2
| Group 1 (n=20 patients) | Group 2 (n=27 patients) | ||||||||
| Total | Epithelial | Mixed | Interstitial | Total | Epithelial | Mixed | Interstitial | ||
| Preoperative | First postoperative time point | ||||||||
| CTC count | 142 | 31 | 89 | 22 | CTC count | 188 | 36 | 118 | 34 |
| Percentage | 21.8 | 62.7 | 15.5 | Percentage | 19.1 | 62.8 | 18.1 | ||
| Range (minimum to maximum) | 0–11 | 0–28 | 0–7 | Range (minimum to maximum) | 0–8 | 0–28 | 0–6 | ||
| Postoperative | Second postoperative time point | ||||||||
| CTC count | 151 | 54 | 65 | 32 | CTC count | 106 | 27 | 56 | 23 |
| Percentage | 35.8 | 43 | 21.2 | Percentage | 25.5 | 52.8 | 21.7 | ||
| Range (minimum to maximum) | 0–21 | 0–22 | 0–6 | Range (minimum to maximum) | 0–3) | 0–8 | 0–3 | ||
CTC, circulating tumor cell.